Time to Write Letters
The United States is an imperfect republic disguised as a democracy. The democratic aspect appears in that, at elections, you vote for a person to represent you according to their platform, broadly based according to the political party the person belongs to. Sometimes it's a choice between good and evil, sometimes it's a choice between the best of two devils. But, once elected, you have the possibility of getting in contact with that representative, whether through emails, regular mail, or telephone. They may ignore you, but you can keep flooding them with attempts at contact. There is that custom of getting in touch with your representative so that they know what their constituents want. Spain has been proud to declare itself a democracy since the first elections after Franco's death. Spain is not a democracy. It is a parliamentary and constitutional monarchy. You vote for a political party. The ballot has a list of names of people who may become your representatives, d...