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
LABOR
ORGANIZED LABOR
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
LABOR UNIONS
WORKERS
LABOR DISPUTES
UNEMPLOYMENT
TAXES
TAXES
CHILD TAX CREDIT
LABOR
ORGANIZED LABOR
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
LABOR UNIONS
WORKERS
LABOR DISPUTES
UNEMPLOYMENT
TAXES
TAXES
CHILD TAX CREDIT
Week 2 - Pledging.
FOREIGN POLICY & IMMIGRATION
CONFLICT RESOLUTION
EMBARGOS & SANCTIONS
HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES
IMMIGRANT CITIZENSHIP
IMMIGRANTS
IMMIGRATION
GLOBALIZATION
CHINA
GLOBAL FINANCE
GLOBAL HEALTH
GLOBAL TRADE
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS
ELECTION REFORM
GOVERNANCE
GOVERNMENT
GOVERNMENT POLICY
LAWS
POLITICS
STATUTES
GUNS
AMMUNITION
CRIME
OWNERSHIP
RESPONSIBILITY
TRAFFICKING
WEAPONS
HEALTHCARE
CANCER
CHILDREN
EMERGENCY SERVICES
HEALTHCARE
HOSPITALS
ILLNESS
REGULATION
SENIORS
HUMAN RIGHTS
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES RIGHTS
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS
CIVIL RIGHTS
DISCRIMINATION
LGBTQ RIGHTS
POVERTY
SENIOR'S RIGHTS
WOMEN'S RIGHTS
FOREIGN POLICY & IMMIGRATION
CONFLICT RESOLUTION
| Winning Issue: | CHINA/TIBET |
| Winning Issue: | CUBAN EMBARGO |
| Winning Issue: | CHINA HUMAN RIGHTS |
| Winning Issue: | DREAMERS |
| Winning Issue: | GUEST WORKERS |
| Winning Issue: | BORDER SECURITY |
CHINA
| Winning Issue: | COVID-19 ACCOUNTABILITY |
| Winning Issue: | INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND |
| Winning Issue: | NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES |
| Winning Issue: | RESHORING |
ELECTION REFORM
| Winning Issue: | ELECTION REFORM |
| Winning Issue: | ANTITRUST REFORM |
| Winning Issue: | EMOLUMENTS |
| Winning Issue: | OFFICEHOLDER STOCK TRADING |
| Winning Issue: | REVOLVING DOOR |
| Winning Issue: | REDISTRICTING |
| Winning Issue: | ELECTION INTERFERENCE |
AMMUNITION
| Winning Issue: | ARMOR PIERCING AMMUNITION |
| Winning Issue: | GUN VIOLENCE |
| Winning Issue: | FIREARM BACKGROUND CHECKS |
| Winning Issue: | CHILD ACCESS TO GUNS |
| Winning Issue: | GUN DEALERS |
| Winning Issue: | ASSAULT WEAPONS |
CANCER
| Winning Issue: | BREAST CANCER |
| Winning Issue: | CHILDHOOD CANCER |
| Winning Issue: | EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS |
| Winning Issue: | HMO COMPETITION |
| Winning Issue: | DRUG SHORTAGES |
| Winning Issue: | HEART DISEASE |
| Winning Issue: | AFFORDABLE CARE ACT |
| Winning Issue: | ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE |
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES RIGHTS
| Winning Issue: | AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT |
| Winning Issue: | CHILD ABUSE |
| Winning Issue: | SCHOOL SAFETY |
| Winning Issue: | HOUSING DISCRIMINATION |
| Winning Issue: | LGBTQ CIVIL RIGHTS |
| Winning Issue: | HOMELESSNESS |
| Winning Issue: | ELDER ABUSE |
| Winning Issue: | GENDER PAY GAP |
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
AGRICULTURE
AQUACULTURE
| 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 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 |