I received a copy of this book through
a giveaway on GoodReads and the following is my honest opinion.
In high school history had always
been my best subject with about a 93 average, from the 10th to the
12th grade. The depth and breadth of the information author, J.
Douglas Smith, has covered in his book is extraordinary when compared to what I’d
been taught.
One would think given the democracy
we reportedly live in; one person one, one vote has always been the way part of
the democratic process. “On Democracy’s Doorstep” proves the contrary had
actually existed prior to the Supreme Court decisions which corrected this
situation.
The politics used by both parties,
the Democrats and the Republicans, to maintain the levels of apportionment they’ve
enjoyed for decades; as well as the gerrymandering of districts even within the
same party to keep a particular individual in office would be deemed by those
unfamiliar to the “Game of Politics” to be unbelievable.
To read about the details described
by the author concerning the shenanigans pulled by both parties to keep their
status quo is a real eye-opener to the uninitiated common citizen of the United
States.
I’m therefore giving Mr. Smith my
thanks and 5 STARS for opening the door and removing the “veil of secrecy” to
the issue of “one person, one vote” for all those who read his book.
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