New Hampshire Town Meetings … Government by Apathy

“The death of democracy … will be a slow extinction from apathy”
Robert Maynard Hutchins
With the advent of March, heated controversies swirl through many of New Hampshire cities and towns.  The occasion for these frequently contentious community debates are annual town and school district meetings, ripe with their zoning amendments, new …

Feel-Good Legislation Won’t Cure Voter Apathy

“Science may have found a cure for most evils, but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all …
 the apathy of human beings” 
Helen Keller

                                                               
It’s often been said, for every complex problem there’s a simple answer … and it’s wrong!  The so-called “motor-voter” bill which sailed …

Every Single Vote Counts!

In a year when a great many Americans are unhappy with either of the two major party candidates for president, George Bush and Bill Clinton have recently added a new plea to their campaign rhetoric.  Each implores audiences not to vote for a third-party candidate … specifically Ross Perot … …

Voter Apathy Is Frightening

Winston Churchill once expressed his belief that, "The United States form of government is the worst ever devised by man … except for all the rest!"

While Churchill's eloquence acknowledges our system has its flaws, he also pays tribute to it as a shining beacon in the foggy, and all too …

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