needed. Specifically, my solutions fall under three areas--strengthening voting rights, eliminating the influence of money in politics, and reforming the higher education system. A thorough discussion of each of these areas will close out this paper.
First, in order to make our democracy democratic again, reforms must be passed to make it easier for ordinary people to vote. My logic here is simple--the more citizens participate, the harder it will be for elected officials to ignore their wishes and instead represent the rich.
For starters, Congress should make election day a Federal holiday. This proposal would ensure that working class people with three jobs would be able to make it to the ballot box and make their voice heard. Right now, …show more content…
Nearly every great change in American history, from the abolition of slavery to the 8-hour work day, came about because of the political process. Students must understand this, and realize that in order to affect the issues they care about, they must vote. For it is quite clear that young people have a strong social conscience and feel deeply One need only look on social media to see the way millennials are driving comprehensive discussions on gender, women’s rights, and the rights of people of color. But despite this fact, voter turnout among the young is still dismal. If they were to receive a comprehensive education on the importance of voting while they were still in highschool, this would be …show more content…
In Connecticut for instance, voters implemented a public financing system that stipulated that any candidate who received a certain threshold of small donations, could then go to the government and get the rest of their campaign funded. Independent analysis showed that in the years following this systems implementation, public officials reported spending more time with constituents, there was more bipartisanship in the legislature due to the diluted influence of big money, and politicians from different rungs of society were getting elected to office. Clearly, public financing
First, in order to make our democracy democratic again, reforms must be passed to make it easier for ordinary people to vote. My logic here is simple--the more citizens participate, the harder it will be for elected officials to ignore their wishes and instead represent the rich.
For starters, Congress should make election day a Federal holiday. This proposal would ensure that working class people with three jobs would be able to make it to the ballot box and make their voice heard. Right now, …show more content…
Nearly every great change in American history, from the abolition of slavery to the 8-hour work day, came about because of the political process. Students must understand this, and realize that in order to affect the issues they care about, they must vote. For it is quite clear that young people have a strong social conscience and feel deeply One need only look on social media to see the way millennials are driving comprehensive discussions on gender, women’s rights, and the rights of people of color. But despite this fact, voter turnout among the young is still dismal. If they were to receive a comprehensive education on the importance of voting while they were still in highschool, this would be …show more content…
In Connecticut for instance, voters implemented a public financing system that stipulated that any candidate who received a certain threshold of small donations, could then go to the government and get the rest of their campaign funded. Independent analysis showed that in the years following this systems implementation, public officials reported spending more time with constituents, there was more bipartisanship in the legislature due to the diluted influence of big money, and politicians from different rungs of society were getting elected to office. Clearly, public financing