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Return to “The Rights” table of contents Why Money in Politics is Dangerous and How It Undermines Democracy In a democracy, the government is supposed to represent the people—but what happens when money takes over? In the United States, big money in politics has become one of the biggest threats to fair elections and honest… Continue reading

Democracy doesn’t mean you get everything you want. It means you MANY of the things YOU want and ALL of the things that the MANY want. When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Ohio’s Republican-controlled legislature wasted no time. Practically overnight, a six-week abortion ban—one of the most extreme in the country—went into effect.… Continue reading

Return to “The Rights” table of contents Of all the proposed amendments in the Democracy Bill of Rights, this is the most important. Why? Because it makes the American People a viable check on all three branches of government and makes other amendments much easier to pass than they currently are. Article V of the… Continue reading