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
Week 2 - Pledging
Week 3 - Trustee Elections
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
| Winning Issue: | AQUACULTURE FEED |
| Winning Issue: | BIOSOLID FERTILIZER |
| Winning Issue: | DAIRY FARMS |
| Winning Issue: | FOREIGN OWNED FARMS |
| Winning Issue: | DIOXINS |
| Winning Issue: | E.COLI, SALMONELLA & LISTERIA |
| Winning Issue: | MEAT PACKING |
ANIMAL WELFARE ANIMAL HABITATS
| Winning Issue: | ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT |
| Winning Issue: | DOGFIGHTING |
| Winning Issue: | COSMETICS TESTING |
| Winning Issue: | SHARK FINNING |
| Winning Issue: | SEA TURTLES |
BANKS BANK FEES
| Winning Issue: | CREDIT CARD FEES |
| Winning Issue: | BANK BAILOUTS |
| Winning Issue: | HOME OWNERSHIP |
| Winning Issue: | DERIVATIVES |
CONSUMER PROTECTION & PRIVACY DISASTER PROTECTION
| Winning Issue: | CATASTROPHE PREPAREDNESS |
| Winning Issue: | CYBERSECURITY |
| Winning Issue: | DOMESTIC DRONES |
| Winning Issue: | AIR TRAVEL |
CRIME 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 |
EDUCATION ECONOMICS
| Winning Issue: | COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY |
| Winning Issue: | SCHOOL FACILITIES |
| Winning Issue: | CHARTER SCHOOLS |
| Winning Issue: | BILINGUALISM |
ENERGY CLEAN ENERGY
| Winning Issue: | SOLAR ENERGY |
| Winning Issue: | FUSION ENERGY |
| Winning Issue: | FRACKING |
| Winning Issue: | PETROLEUM EXPORTS |
ENVIRONMENT 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 |
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
| Winning Issue: | CHILD FARMWORKERS |
| Winning Issue: | FEDERAL CONTRACTORS |
| Winning Issue: | WORKER SAFETY |
| Winning Issue: | REMOTE WORKERS |
LEGAL SYSTEM COURTS
| Winning Issue: | JUDICIAL ETHICS |
| Winning Issue: | THREE STRIKES LAWS |
| Winning Issue: | MEDICAL MALPRACTICE |
MEDIA & ADVERTISING DECEPTIVE ADVERTISING
| Winning Issue: | POLITICAL ADS |
| Winning Issue: | TELEMARKETING FRAUD |
| Winning Issue: | MEDIA DIVERSITY |
MILITARY MILITARY PERSONNEL
| Winning Issue: | MILITARY PERSONNEL HEALTH |
| Winning Issue: | DEFENSE SPENDING |
| Winning Issue: | UNEMPLOYED VETERANS |
| Winning Issue: | WOMEN IN COMBAT |
NATURAL RESOURCES FISHERIES
| Winning Issue: | LONGLINE FISHING |
| Winning Issue: | WILDFIRES |
| Winning Issue: | MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL MINING |
| Winning Issue: | WATER TREATMENT |
| Winning Issue: | WETLANDS CONSERVATION |
NUCLEAR NUCLEAR EVERGY
| Winning Issue: | NUCLEAR WASTE |
| Winning Issue: | NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION |
REPRODUCTION ABORTION
| Winning Issue: | RIGHT TO LIFE |
| Winning Issue: | PLANNED PARENTHOOD |
| Winning Issue: | INFERTILITY |
SCIENCE, SPACE & TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE
| Winning Issue: | STEM CELLS |
| Winning Issue: | SPACE EXPLORATION |
| Winning Issue: | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES |
SPORTS ATHLETES
| Winning Issue: | NCAA |
| Winning Issue: | PEDs |
| Winning Issue: | TITLE IX |
TAXES CORPORATE TAXES
| Winning Issue: | WALL STREET TAX |
| Winning Issue: | REPATRIATED CORPORATE PROFITS |
| Winning Issue: | UPPER INCOME TAX RATES |
| Winning Issue: | FAIR TAX |
TERRORISM TERRORISM
| Winning Issue: | WATER SYSTEM SECURITY |
| Winning Issue: | DOMESTIC TERRORISM |
| Winning Issue: | WAR AUTHORIZATION |