Law in Contemporary Society

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All of the Laws are Wrong
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 Some states are better than others. According to the Presidential Commission on Election Administration, fourteen states offer online voter registration. Thirty-two states allow voters to show up weeks before Election Day to cast their ballots. Twenty-seven states do not require a reason to obtain an absentee ballot.

But these steps have not driven us back above a 60% turnout. Let people vote from home—from their cell phones. Individual voter fraud is virtually nonexistent. If we are not serious about the full involvement of the electorate, then we cannot be serious about the legislative process. The federal government collected $3.2 trillion in tax revenue in 2015; when pushed in the right direction, Americans become capable of remarkable things—even Civic Duty.

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Substantially improved. Now it might also be worth asking why people do not vote. Piven and Cloward comes to mind....

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