{"id":18490,"date":"2022-10-09T10:45:05","date_gmt":"2022-10-09T14:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/?p=18490"},"modified":"2022-10-08T17:10:27","modified_gmt":"2022-10-08T21:10:27","slug":"democracy-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/2022\/10\/democracy-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"Democracy Matters."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

They say your vote matters. This year it really may. Across the country, election deniers are running for offices that can affect the outcome of future elections. If they are elected, they could change the results of elections, despite the will of the voters. It’s clear they are willing to lie and to cheat in order to win, because they know that their policies are so unpopular they couldn’t win any other way. It’s a disgrace to America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Look. You and I both know it. The American political system is fully corrupt. Lobbying is legalized bribery. The GOP may be the first party to have abused it to the point of absolute lawlessness, based on lies about the election. But for years, both parties have conspired together to exploit and manipulate The People. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our economy is essentially a ‘caste system’ that allows the elite to profit no matter what, while the average American gets a smaller and smaller piece of the pie. They tell you anyone can make it, but only a few actually do. Corporation shareholder meetings and the Federal Reserve Bank decide our futures, not our votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yet so many of us just accept the shitty system, as our future grows bleaker. So many folks don’t even bother to vote. Nothing changes until The People Demand Change. Peacefully. Sans insurrection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We need to do a LOT to fix our political system. But, without fair elections, we won’t be able to do anything, and all of us but the wealthiest will be completely voiceless about our futures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Register. Vote. November 8th, 2022. If you’re not sure who to choose, vote Democrat. Democrats at least will let you choose your shitty future from your shitty choices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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