Voting becomes a big joke.


	Voting becomes a big joke.

phabulosa

7-29-2007 1:24 AM

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phabulosa says:

I was once so attracted by the idea of democracy and that's part of the reason I came to the US. But in the past a few years under Bush administration, I was so disappointed. Democracy seems like a big joke.

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