Democracy. What a great word. It is one that we love to laud when our bombs are flying abroad and we have to account for misplaced violence because in the name of democracy much is accepted. When the constitutional process of our democracy enacted ObamaCare, it ignited so called defenders of democracy (aka, Obama blockers). These Obama blockers are currently using ObamaCare as the new target of Obama hate like Birtherism or Benghazi have been used in the past.

Because our strength and power is connected to the vote, individuals at the state level of government have begun to use the ballot initiative approach to jump over the head of do nothing legislator's (see Colorado Marijuana Law). On a Federal level I see a day in the near future when key initiatives are no longer allowed to be held hostage by Congress as states develop the power to force the hand of Congress with national ballot initiatives.
Political involvement means more than voting these days because the people who keep begging us to vote are the very one's we must retake the power of the vote from. The freedom and the action of voting are key attributes to the spirit of democracy. WE must be given the chance to act when those we elect to represent us choose to defy the spirit of democracy.
Bills and nominee's that are blocked from the act of voting should have a deadline for debate and a separate deadline for the up or down vote before a state ballot initiative process can be triggered.
The message will be clear. Do your job, or get out of the way.
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