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American Public Judged Unfit to Govern (Exceprt) Thus far, reaction to the ruling has been largely indifferent. "The people ruled unfit to govern? Yeah, I think I might've heard something about that," said Covington, KY, sales representative Neil Chester. "I think I saw it on the news or something, when I was flipping past trying to find that show about the lady sheriff." "If you ask me, voting was a big pain anyway," said mother of four Sally Heim of Augusta, ME. "At least now I'm free to do my soap-opera-trivia crossword puzzles in peace, without all that distraction about who's running for Second District Alderperson and what-not." In spite of the enormous impact the ruling would seem to have, many political experts are downplaying its significance. "It doesn't really change anything, to be honest," Duke University political-science professor Benjamin St. James said. "The public hasn't made any real contributions to the governance of the country in decades, so I don't see how this ruling affects all that much." "I wouldn't worry about it," St. James added. "It's not that important." Link: Unfit to Govern |
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