On Sat, 12 Jul 2003 00:21:02 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bonsoir Bob!!!
>> But surely communism is as equally a "pure" system? I may not agree >> with it, but it is the antithesis of democracy, and in its pure form, > equal. > So, Kevin ... > .... can I assume that you'll be attending the 100 year anniversary party > (in 2017) of the October revolution? If I could, I would. But purely as a historical factor. Just like I would attend the trimillenial of democracy in Greece! I could suggest that the Australian system of government, being based upon the British Wesminster system, the USAian Senate system, and the Swiss system, is possibly _THE_ most democratic system in the world. You may be interested in http://aph.gov.au/parl.htm [aph being Australian Parliament House] My late Uncle was a Minister in the State [South Ausralian] Parliament, and represented all sides of Parliament [Labour/Liberal and Independant, elected in each case], my good friend is the current Federal Member in the Government [Chris Gallus http://www.chrisgallus.com], I know the current Labor [they dropped the U] local Member, as also stand on a Local Government Committee [I stood for Local Council twice in Clare, against the then Mayoress/Lady Mayor and only lost by 17 and 14 votes respectively [when I was in my 20's, something not done at the time] Cooee and Love, Kevin... XXXXXXXXXXX = in night-time Adelaide, South Australia, South Australia Gourmet Capital of the world = **** Visit the Internationally renown "Pie-cart" for a pie floater ***
