Throughline - (mis)Representative Democracy, A New Series From Throughline

Episode Date: October 8, 2020

America has never been a country of one person, one vote. And that's by design. Our system was built by a select few, for a select few. We were never all supposed to get a say. In this series, we'll take a close look at voting in America, and how that's shaped what American democracy is, what it was meant to be, where it's failed, and what it might become.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The White Male Citizen We, the white male citizens. At times, history and faith meet in a single place to shape a turning point in man's unending search for freedom. So we're talking about this right to vote, this power. Part of what we understand in the ongoing battle to stop people from voting is the recognition of what that power means. That having a say is foundational to the way that we understand the United States of America and democracy. That's the battle plane we're on. We're told that all votes matter. That the will of the people matters.

But when you pull back the curtain, is that really true? Misrepresentative democracy. the curtain. Is that really true?