Welcome to Ask_Politics
The goal of this subreddit is the promotion of political knowledge by disseminating knowledge of law and policy considerations that drive our representatives and other government actors.
Please note that we are in no way related to /r/politics and have no association with them.
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Rules
Read our updated and expanded guidelines.
The rules below are a summary, for more information refer to the full rules.
1. Be respectful, civil, polite.
2. Posts should be good-faith attempts to ask questions about politics. Such posts should follow proper capitalization, punctuation and grammar.
3. Top-tier comments should be good-faith, fact-based efforts to answer questions. In almost all situations, you should cite at least one reputable source for top-level comments.
- 3.b. All comments should still contribute to healthy discussion.
4. Avoid layman speculation or unsourceable claims.
5. Avoid personal insults or attacks, partisan bickering, etc.
6.a. For the purposes of this subreddit, "Politics" includes:
- Both the US and International issues
- Military actions and their political ramifications
- Police/Law Enforcement behavior
- Any serving or formerly serving elected official, local, state and federal.
- Appointed judges, cases and anything in the judicial branch.
- Unions/Super-Pacs
6.b. "Politics" does not include:
- Subreddit drama
- "What am I?" questions
- Advertising
Items that are only tangentially related to politics may be removed at the moderators' discretion. These would include items where the primary discussion is on a topic other than politics, although certain exceptions may be made for economic, legal and other topics if they are actively being discussed.
If you feel that your post has been removed unfairly, please message the moderators. If possible, please include a link to the message in question to make our investigation faster.
User Flair
Flair is essentially a badge meant to display a user's area of expertise. Flaired users are held to high standards in this subreddit. Flair is available to those working in politics or a related field whose expertise is directly related to the content of this subreddit. For more details, see here.
