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minus-squareBonesy91@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down5·6 months agoI know I’m not the smartest fork in the kitchen, but how are they able to just pass this when it should be something we get to vote on?
minus-squareSolemn@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·6 months agoThe US is a representative democracy, not a direct democracy. You elect representatives to represent your interests. Or these days, you elect representatives to not represent the other people you don’t like.
minus-squareBonesy91@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 months agoThanks for the reply that helped :)
I know I’m not the smartest fork in the kitchen, but how are they able to just pass this when it should be something we get to vote on?
The US is a representative democracy, not a direct democracy. You elect representatives to represent your interests. Or these days, you elect representatives to not represent the other people you don’t like.
Thanks for the reply that helped :)