Katherine Clark special election – photo Boston Globe.
We throw around the word “democracy” when we are in fact a “republic,” meaning that we vote for who “represents” us.
The glaring defect in this young republic is that this vote we have is less than meets the eye – it is a forced choice among carefully chosen candidates in a closed system.
We need to strike the choke points that bar our participation and dilute our vote.
First, a very few people decide who runs for office; this has got to change.