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Topic subjectRE: this part of the system is flawed
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12666192, RE: this part of the system is flawed
Posted by ChanEpic, Wed Dec-03-14 04:04 PM
>>Secondly the only way to hold
>>elected officials accountable is voting them out, that's how
>>it works.
>
>Because there's no guarantee that who you vote for will act on
>your behalf and what you're basically saying is the only means
>to hold them accountable is wait for the next election. So
>now we got 2 years of doing nothing while we wait for an
>election.
>
>Nope holding politicians accountable has to happen before the
>election or else the whole thing is meaningless.
>

OK so if voting isn't the answer, how do you hold politicians accountable?