Issues
Welcome. The duration of a Democracy Rules presentation cycle is 21 days. Click here for details.
Polling: You may select one issue in each sub-category displayed in this column. Polling remains open for 7 days, after which time the winning issues advance to the Pledging section.
Pledging: If you wish to affect the issues displayed in these columns, you may pledge money, write a letter to your representatives, or both. Pledges will be accepted from Day 8 through the end of each cycle. Issues remain in the pledging section for one week in order to allow administrators enough time to prepare effective trustee candidates.
Trustee Elections: Members who have pledged funds to an issue may vote for a recipient, or trustee, of those funds. This column is displayed from Day 15 through midnight (PST) of Day 21, the last day of the cycle.
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Week 1 - Polling
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS
GOVERNANCE
ANTITRUST REFORM
D.C. STATEHOOD
PRESIDENTIAL POWER
HUMAN RIGHTS
POVERTY
HUNGER
SENIOR'S RIGHTS
ELDER ABUSE
LONG TERM CARE
SENIOR CPI-E
WOMEN'S RIGHTS
FAMILY POVERTY
GENDER PAY GAP
WORKING MOMS
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS
GOVERNANCE
ANTITRUST REFORM
D.C. STATEHOOD
PRESIDENTIAL POWER
HUMAN RIGHTS
POVERTY
HUNGER
SENIOR'S RIGHTS
ELDER ABUSE
LONG TERM CARE
SENIOR CPI-E
WOMEN'S RIGHTS
FAMILY POVERTY
GENDER PAY GAP
WORKING MOMS
Week 2 - Pledging.
AGRICULTURE
AQUACULTURE
FARM POLLUTION
FARMER SUPPORT
FARMING
FOOD SAFETY
MICROBIAL RESEARCH
RANCHING
ANIMAL WELFARE
ANIMAL HABITATS
ANIMAL PROTECTION
ANIMAL TREATMENT
ENDANGERED SPECIES
MARINE ANIMAL PROTECTION
BANKS
BANK FEES
BANKS
HOMES
REGULATION
CONSUMER PROTECTION & PRIVACY
DISASTER PROTECTION
PRIVACY
SURVEILLANCE
TRAVEL
CRIME
CRIMES
POLICE
PRISONS
SEXUAL CRIMES
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
VICTIMS
EDUCATION
ECONOMICS
SCHOOL EFFICIENCY
SCHOOLS
SPECIAL NEEDS
ENERGY
CLEAN ENERGY
ELECTRICITY
ENERGY EXTRACTION
VEHICLES
ENVIRONMENT
AIR
ECOSYSTEMS
EPA
POLLUTION PROTECTION
REGULATION
WATER
AGRICULTURE
AQUACULTURE
| Winning Issue: | AQUACULTURE FEED |
| Winning Issue: | BIOSOLID FERTILIZER |
| Winning Issue: | DAIRY FARMS |
| Winning Issue: | BLACK FARMERS |
| Winning Issue: | DIOXINS |
| Winning Issue: | E.COLI, SALMONELLA & LISTERIA |
| Winning Issue: | MEAT PACKING |
ANIMAL HABITATS
| Winning Issue: | ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT |
| Winning Issue: | DOGFIGHTING |
| Winning Issue: | COSMETICS TESTING |
| Winning Issue: | SHARK FINNING |
| Winning Issue: | SEA TURTLES |
BANK FEES
| Winning Issue: | CREDIT CARD FEES |
| Winning Issue: | BANK BAILOUTS |
| Winning Issue: | HOME OWNERSHIP |
| Winning Issue: | DERIVATIVES |
DISASTER PROTECTION
| Winning Issue: | CATASTROPHE PREPAREDNESS |
| Winning Issue: | CYBERSECURITY |
| Winning Issue: | DOMESTIC DRONES |
| Winning Issue: | AIR TRAVEL |
CRIMES
| Winning Issue: | HATE CRIMES |
| Winning Issue: | POLICE MISCONDUCT |
| Winning Issue: | PRISON PRIVATIZATION |
| Winning Issue: | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE |
| Winning Issue: | DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT |
| Winning Issue: | CHILD TRAFFICKING |
ECONOMICS
| Winning Issue: | COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY |
| Winning Issue: | SCHOOL FACILITIES |
| Winning Issue: | CHARTER SCHOOLS |
| Winning Issue: | BILINGUALISM |
CLEAN ENERGY
| Winning Issue: | SOLAR ENERGY |
| Winning Issue: | FUSION ENERGY |
| Winning Issue: | FRACKING |
| Winning Issue: | PETROLEUM EXPORTS |
AIR
| Winning Issue: | AUTOMOBILE EMISSIONS |
| Winning Issue: | BIODIVERSITY |
| Winning Issue: | CLEAN WATER ACT |
| Winning Issue: | DRINKING WATER |
| Winning Issue: | ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE |
| Winning Issue: | NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION |
Week 3 - Trustee Elections
LABOR
CHILD LABOR
ORGANIZED LABOR
WORKERS
WORKING CONDITIONS
LEGAL SYSTEM
COURTS
LAWS
TORT
MEDIA & ADVERTISING
DECEPTIVE ADVERTISING
INVASIVE ADVERTISING
MEDIA
MILITARY
MILITARY PERSONNEL
POLICY
VETERAN’S RIGHTS
WOMEN WARRIORS
NATURAL RESOURCES
FISHERIES
FORESTS
MINING
WATER
WETLANDS
NUCLEAR
NUCLEAR EVERGY
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
REPRODUCTION
ABORTION
ABORTION ACCESSIBILITY
FERTILITY
SCIENCE, SPACE & TECHNOLOGY
SCIENCE
SPACE
TECHNOLOGY
SPORTS
ATHLETES
COMPETITION
REGULATION
TAXES
CORPORATE TAXES
OVERSEAS TAXES
TAX RATES
TAXES
TERRORISM
TERRORISM
TERRORISTS
WAR POWERS
LABOR
CHILD LABOR
| Winning Issue: | CHILD FARMWORKERS |
| Winning Issue: | LABOR UNIONS |
| Winning Issue: | UNEMPLOYMENT |
| Winning Issue: | DOMESTIC WORKERS |
COURTS
| Winning Issue: | COURTROOM TV |
| Winning Issue: | CAPITAL PUNISHMENT |
| Winning Issue: | MANDATORY ARBITRATION |
DECEPTIVE ADVERTISING
| Winning Issue: | CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTERS |
| Winning Issue: | PHARMACEUTICAL ADS |
| Winning Issue: | SOCIAL MEDIA DISINFORMATION |
MILITARY PERSONNEL
| Winning Issue: | MILITARY PERSONNEL HOUSING |
| Winning Issue: | SEA-LAUNCHED NUCLEAR CRUISE MISSILES |
| Winning Issue: | VETERAN’S HEALTHCARE |
| Winning Issue: | MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA |
FISHERIES
| Winning Issue: | ILLEGAL FISHING |
| Winning Issue: | FOREST INFESTATION |
| Winning Issue: | ACID MINE DRAINAGE |
| Winning Issue: | ARSENIC |
| Winning Issue: | BLUE CARBON |
NUCLEAR EVERGY
| Winning Issue: | NUCLEAR ENERGY ACCIDENTS |
| Winning Issue: | NUCLEAR FIRST STRIKE |
ABORTION
| Winning Issue: | ABORTION SERVICES |
| Winning Issue: | TRAP LAWS |
| Winning Issue: | HUMAN CLONING |
SCIENCE
| Winning Issue: | CLIMATE GEOENGINEERING |
| Winning Issue: | PLANETARY DEFENSE |
| Winning Issue: | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE |
ATHLETES
| Winning Issue: | AMATEUR ATHLETE COMPENSATION |
| Winning Issue: | YOUTH SPORTS PEDs |
| Winning Issue: | TV BLACKOUTS |
CORPORATE TAXES
| Winning Issue: | CORPORATE WELFARE |
| Winning Issue: | OVERSEAS HEADQUARTERS |
| Winning Issue: | PROPERTY TAXES |
| Winning Issue: | CHILD TAX CREDIT |
TERRORISM
| Winning Issue: | PEACEBUILDING |
| Winning Issue: | DIRTY BOMB |
| Winning Issue: | WAR AUTHORIZATION |