>>What 'direct democracy' does is: - Does not recognize the concept of 'rights', let alone individual rights. -<<
Doesn't recognize parchment worship.You can vote though. >>Does not allow that people have other things to do with their lives than spend it in endless vote after endless vote, << Choate's poverty stricken version of "democracy' is now shown in harsh relief.What a fraud you are jim. >>and the endless barter this implies. It's economic cost alone are incredible in that people are not looking after their own interests but rather the interests of the voting process. -<< With the net its cheaper everyday but is choatian "democracy" subservient to base economies?Democracy for the rich? >> Creates a societal framework that is fragile and overly dynamic. This 'churn' will cause the business and technology community, to say nothing of the arts and philosophies, to spend an inordinate amount of effort and resources in compensating for a fickle social atmosphere. << It you cant stand the heat get out of the democratic kitchen you weenie. >>For a democracy to work, irrespective of its other mechanisms, << APster? >>it MUST have a constitution that sets the HARD limits on the actions of the 'majority' within the broad context of 'rights' and 'responsibility'. << On Choate prime.
