World Public Opinion has released results of a poll, revealing that 94% of Americans believe their leaders should pay attention to the views of the people as they're making their decisions. This overwhelmingly asserts our view that "the will of the people should be the basis of the authority of government," the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
More results of the poll are here. Clearly, twice as many Americans (79.9%) believe that America should be governed by the will of the people than believe it is actually occurring (40%). This is reflected by the fact that 81% say when making "an important decision" government leaders "should pay attention to public opinion polls because this will help them get a sense of the public's views."
All Things Reform supports these assertions, and encourages citizens to stay informed of today's news stories from reputable sources and follow up with own opinions on major bills and other issues currently being debated in the legislatures.
Showing posts with label Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Show all posts
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Saturday, March 22, 2008
Almost all Americans believe their government should pay attention to their views between elections
Posted by David Weller at 3:13 AM 0 comments Links to this post
Labels: accountability, activism, authority, citizens, governments, human rights, legislators, polls, public opinion, representatives, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, USA, World Public Opinion
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