100% democracy : the case for universal voting
Dionne, E. J., Jr2022
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"Americans are required to pay taxes, serve on juries, get their kids vaccinated, get driver's licenses, and sometimes go to war for their country. So why not ask--or require--every American to vote? E.J. Dionne and Miles Rapoport argue that universal participation in our elections should be a cornerstone of our system. It would be the surest way to protect against voter suppression and the active disenfranchisement of a large share of our citizens. And it would create a system true to the Declaration of Independence's aspirations by calling for a government based on the consent of all of the governed."--Amazon.com.
Main title:
100% democracy : the case for universal voting / E.J. Dionne Jr. and Miles Rapoport ; with analysis by Cornell William Brooks, Allegra Chapman, Joshua Douglas, Amber Herrle, Cecily Hines, Janai Nelson, and Brenda Wright ; [with a foreword by Heather McGhee].
Author:
Dionne, E. J., Jr, authorRapoport, Miles, authorBrooks, Cornell William, 1961-, contributorChapman, Allegra, contributorDouglas, Joshua A., contributorHerrle, Amber, contributorHines, Cecily, contributorNelson, Janai, contributorWright, Brenda (Voting rights advocate), contributorMcGhee, Heather C., writer of foreword
Imprint:
New York ; London : The New Press, [2022][New York] : Distributed by Two Rivers Distribution, [2022]©2022
Collation:
xxxiii, 186 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-186).
Contents:
Foreword / by Heather McGheeWhat we learned in 2020 : why universal voting is a logical and urgent next stepThe road to 2020 : steps back, steps forwardThe paradox of a crisis : how a pandemic sparked election reform and record turnoutDemocracy sausages, required voting, and high turnout : learning from Australia (again)Establishing justice, securing the blessings of liberty : why civic duty voting is constitutionalThe need for persuasion : why the public is skeptical about universal civic duty votingAnswering the critics : responding to objections to civic duty votingPaving the way for universal voting : the urgency of gateway reformsGetting from here to there : how to implement universal votingFrom the impossible to the inevitable : a strategy for universal participationSecuring rights, embracing responsibilitiesAppendix A: A model universal civic duty voting billAppendix B: The Working Group on Universal Voting.
ISBN:
9781620976777 (hbk)9781620976777
Dewey class:
342.075342/.075
LC class:
JK1976
Language:
English
Added title:
BRN:
514363
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Non Fiction | 342/.075 | Available |