David suggested that Quadaffi was not a legitimate head of state. I agree. Even in the United States, elections are highly questionable; Bush v. Gore, Citizens United, lack of transparency, government that ignores the law whenever it is convenient. To the extent that the government is only a figleaf for powerful business interest, claims of legitimacy are weaker.
I don't have any easy answers, but I worry everytime the US acts in the name of Democracy. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 530 898 5321 fax 530 898 5901 http://michaelperelman.wordpress.com _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
