Is America a democracy? If so, why does it deny millions the vote?

[Ramsey Barner]

“In 2016, pummeled by voter suppression in more than 30 states, the black voter turnout plummeted by seven percentage points. For the GOP, that was an effective kill rate. For America, it was a lethal assault on democracy.”

This is why today the Guardian is launching The Fight to Vote, a yearlong investigation of the American democratic process and its failures. It will scrutinize compromised electoral systems, give a platform to voices silenced at the polls and reveal how voting suppression is already shaping the 2020 election.

[link:https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/nov/07/is-america-a-democracy-if-so-why-does-it-deny-millions-the-vote|

[safeinOhio]

1. Flip it around with my plan

No taxation without representation, law.

If you can't vote, you don't pay taxes. They would force the poor to vote so they can pay some tax and the rich would try to get out of it.

[lagomorph777]

2. Well, "plutocracy" rhymes with "democracy"...is that close enough?