More to elections than winning

Monday, November 18, 2002

KENNETT, Mo. -- Americans are inclined to view the final returns of an election as the ultimate decision, and frequently we voters wash our hands of any further responsibility for the next two or four years or until some special issue arises. Unfortunately, there's more to citizenship than this, although convincing citizens of this fact is a difficult, often impossible, task.

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