Of sure... We can afford democracy... Might of fact, we would be doing a lot better in terms of education, health care, infrastructure, the economy and governance if we had democracy...

A number of things would have to change, however, and that's where the push back comes into play...

First, we would have eliminate private $$$ from campaoigns and fund them all with public funds...

Second, we would have to ask a neutral nation, like Sweden or Norway, to redistrict our voting districts...

Thirdly, we would have to educate our voters with a fact-based curriculum...

We do that and we have democracy but it's a 3 legged stool... Need all 3...

(Sawz... Don't get your hopes up that I will be naive enough to fall into your Teribus-Trap and argue/debate with your right winged blogger buddies over conspiracy theories... Homie has more miles on the odometer than to play that game...)

B~