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Monday, October 31st, 2016

What’s not being voted on this November: Local democracy is being squashed from coast to coast

Author:     Simon Davis-Cohen
Source:     Salon
Publication Date:     Sunday, Oct 30, 2016 05:00 AM PDT
 Link: What’s not being voted on this November: Local democracy is being squashed from coast to coast
Stephan:   As this election has gone on I have become more and more concerned about the state of American democracy, not just as the federal level, but also at the state level. All in an attempt to block or nullify local efforts. Here is a compendium of examples of what I mean. This is what comes of a society in which profit is the only social priority. Think about that as you are making your choices in voting.
This March 21, 2016 file photo shows the Flint Water Plant water tower in Flint, Mich. After months of national attention on lead-tainted drinking water in Flint, many are starting to ask questions about a 74-mile pipeline being built from Lake Huron to the struggling former auto manufacturing powerhouse. The $285 million project is rooted in political ambitions and long-simmering resentment toward Detroit, which for decades had near-total control of the city’s water rates. Credit: AP/Paul Sancya/Carlos Osorio/Brennan Linsley

This March 21, 2016 file photo shows the Flint Water Plant water tower in Flint, Mich. After months of national attention on lead-tainted drinking water in Flint, many are starting to ask questions about a 74-mile pipeline being built from Lake Huron to the struggling former auto manufacturing powerhouse. The $285 million project is rooted in political ambitions and long-simmering resentment toward Detroit, which for decades had near-total control of the city’s water rates.
Credit: AP/Paul Sancya/Carlos Osorio/Brennan Linsley

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1 Comment

  1. Philip High on Monday, October 31, 2016 at 8:16 am

    I live in Louisville Ky. I happened to see a small notice buried in a section of this Sunday’s paper: “Some Polling Places Have Been Moved. Residents Should Receive Notice.” There was a list of about 6 locations. Notice the word “Should.” This, a week before the election. Innocent? Incompetent? Intentional? To me it was, at the least, disturbing.