Election failures.

I guess Bush v. Gore wasn't the first or the last contested election. And the result was incredibly stupid because the Court essentially stopped the count that would have solved the issue then said, the counts didn't meet the deadline. The whole thing was a farce.

Just thinking about elections right now and what they accomplish. There was an election in Iran earlier this year, and it seems few people believe the results. There is a recount going on in Afghanistan where fraud is rampant. Why bother with the recount? No matter who wins everyone is going to say it was fraudulent and demand a recount or another election. And the guy who is declared winner will have no authority to accomplish any changes.

Maybe it's always been this way, but it feels like one of the great pillars of democracy is being torn down.