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.
| Issue List | Advocate Trustee List | "Support" Legislator Trustee List |
Week 1 - Polling
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 WASTE |
| Winning Issue: | NITROGEN FERTILIZER |
| Winning Issue: | DAIRY FARMS |
| Winning Issue: | FOREIGN OWNED FARMS |
| Winning Issue: | FOOD IRRADIATION |
| Winning Issue: | FARMED SALMON TOXICITY |
| Winning Issue: | FEDERAL LANDS GRAZING |
ANIMAL HABITATS
| Winning Issue: | FACTORY FARMS |
| Winning Issue: | FUR TRAPPING |
| Winning Issue: | PUPPY MILLS |
| Winning Issue: | ELEPHANT, RHINOCEROS & TIGER PARTS TRADE |
| Winning Issue: | FORAGE FISH |
BANK FEES
| Winning Issue: | STUDENT LOANS |
| Winning Issue: | MINORITY BANKS |
| Winning Issue: | MORTGAGE INSURANCE |
| Winning Issue: | SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
DISASTER PROTECTION
| Winning Issue: | SEA LEVEL RISE |
| Winning Issue: | ONLINE DATA COLLECTION |
| Winning Issue: | FACIAL RECOGNITION |
| Winning Issue: | TEXTING WHILE DRIVING |
CRIMES
| Winning Issue: | IDENTITY THEFT |
| Winning Issue: | POLICE TRAINING |
| Winning Issue: | RECIDIVISM |
| Winning Issue: | CAMPUS RAPE |
| Winning Issue: | FENTANYL |
| Winning Issue: | MISSING CHILDREN |
ECONOMICS
| Winning Issue: | EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION |
| Winning Issue: | STEM FIELDS |
| Winning Issue: | APPRENTICESHIPS |
| Winning Issue: | HEAD START |
CLEAN ENERGY
| Winning Issue: | GEOTHERMAL ENERGY |
| Winning Issue: | SMART GRID |
| Winning Issue: | ORPHANED OIL WELLS |
| Winning Issue: | RENEWABLE FUELS |
AIR
| Winning Issue: | LOW CARBON FUEL STANDARD |
| Winning Issue: | RAINFORESTS |
| Winning Issue: | RECYCLING |
| Winning Issue: | BROWNFIELD SITES |
| Winning Issue: | GREEN NEW DEAL |
| Winning Issue: | EMERGING CONTAMINANTS |
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:: | FORCED LABOR |
| Winning Issue:: | FEDERAL CONTRACTORS |
| Winning Issue:: | WORKER SAFETY |
| Winning Issue:: | REMOTE WORKERS |
COURTS
| Winning Issue:: | JUDICIAL ETHICS |
| Winning Issue:: | MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCING |
| Winning Issue:: | MEDICAL MALPRACTICE |
DECEPTIVE ADVERTISING
| Winning Issue:: | AI POLITICAL ADS |
| Winning Issue:: | TELEMARKETING FRAUD |
| Winning Issue:: | MEDIA DIVERSITY |
MILITARY PERSONNEL
| Winning Issue:: | MILITARY PERSONNEL HEALTH |
| Winning Issue:: | DEFENSE SPENDING |
| Winning Issue:: | UNEMPLOYED VETERANS |
| Winning Issue:: | WOMEN IN COMBAT |
FISHERIES
| Winning Issue:: | LONGLINE FISHING |
| Winning Issue:: | WILDFIRES |
| Winning Issue:: | MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL MINING |
| Winning Issue:: | WATER TREATMENT |
| Winning Issue:: | WETLANDS CONSERVATION |
NUCLEAR EVERGY
| Winning Issue:: | NUCLEAR WASTE |
| Winning Issue:: | NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION |
ABORTION
| Winning Issue:: | SEX EDUCATION |
| Winning Issue:: | PLANNED PARENTHOOD |
| Winning Issue:: | INFERTILITY |
SCIENCE
| Winning Issue:: | ELECRTOMAGNETIC FIELDS |
| Winning Issue:: | SPACE EXPLORATION |
| Winning Issue:: | AUTOMATION COMPENSATION |
ATHLETES
| Winning Issue:: | NCAA |
| Winning Issue:: | PEDs |
| Winning Issue:: | STADIUM SUBSIDIES |
CORPORATE TAXES
| Winning Issue:: | PRIVATE EQUITY FUNDS |
| Winning Issue:: | REPATRIATED CORPORATE PROFITS |
| Winning Issue:: | UPPER INCOME TAX RATES |
| Winning Issue:: | FAIR TAX |
TERRORISM
| Winning Issue:: | FIRST RESPONDERS |
| Winning Issue:: | DOMESTIC TERRORISM |
| Winning Issue:: | PATRIOT ACT |