Democracy relies on people being able to vote for what they think is right; with privacy.
We removed senators right to vote for the right things in private in ~1970. After this things have gotten very bad in the US–policy wise. Polarization. Extreme lobbing. Partisanship. Fiscal policies that only favor the rich.
We removed senators right to vote for the right things in private in ~1970. After this things have gotten very bad in the US–policy wise. Polarization. Extreme lobbing. Partisanship. Fiscal policies that only favor the rich.
See this: https://wtfhappenedin1971.com
All of this happened after we changed the rules in Congress where they voted and had committees in private, to out in the open.