Our representative democracy is not working because the Congress that …

Shirley Chisholm
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Our representative democracy is not working because the Congress that is supposed to represent the voters does not respond to their needs. I believe the chief reason for this is that it is ruled by a small group of old men. ✨ Shirley Chisholm (2010). Unbought and Unbossed: Expanded 40th Anniversary Edition, p.119, Take Root Media
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