Study finds that inequality becomes policy when low voter turnout allows legislators free reign | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

I’ve brought this up before. When everyone starts moaning about superPACs and gerrymandering, I remind that that they’re not the most significant factors. It’s actually this simple: If we don’t turn out to vote, we get screwed: The research on democracy and policy suggests three broad lessons. First, those who vote have more representation than those…