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
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:: | 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:: | FAIRNESS DOCTRINE |
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 MANAGEMENT |
| Winning Issue:: | ACID MINE DRAINAGE |
| Winning Issue:: | AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS |
| 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:: | SPORTS GAMBLING |
CORPORATE TAXES
| Winning Issue:: | CORPORATE WELFARE |
| Winning Issue:: | OVERSEAS HEADQUARTERS |
| Winning Issue:: | PROPERTY TAXES |
| Winning Issue:: | FAIR TAX |
TERRORISM
| Winning Issue:: | FIRST RESPONDERS |
| Winning Issue:: | DOMESTIC TERRORISM |
| Winning Issue:: | PATRIOT ACT |