In a true democracy 1. Black people would still be slaves 2. Women would still not be able to vote
The founding fathers knew that you couldn't just let the rabble run things. --- Hal Kaplan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > => -----Original Message----- > => From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > => [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Bill Arnold > => Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 21:15 > => To: 'ProFox Email List' > => Subject: RE: [OT] As the stomach turns... > => > => I accept your argument and acknowledge that too > few people > => would get involved, but nevertheless, the > responsibility for > => major decisions must be moved a number of steps > closer to > => where it belongs - with the people > => - then it is today. > => > => The major part of this kind of thinking is > openness. > => Closed-door, behind-the-scenes politics are > killing us, > => literally. If legislators are required by > definition to > => expose their pro/con thinking on various issues > for all to > => see, better information is made available to > those who are > => interested. While we do gravitate to editors to > reduce the > => mountains of information on our behalf, a new > breed of > => editors working in context of an open and pro/con > > => presentation format (the importance of which > can't be > => overstated), will tend towards exposing lies and > revealing > => truth, something in terribly short supply today. > => > => While the mechanics of something like this are > daunting, > => it's the direction that matters. Open is better > than closed, > => what's good for this country is better then > what's good for > => any interest group, and truth is better then > lies. > => > => > => Bill > => > Bill, it sounds like you want to change our > government from a republic to a democracy. IMHO > democracy is great for relatively small numbers but > would be a disaster for 300 million and counting. > Nothing would ever get done. Congress has a > democratic form and with only 535 voting members, it > takes forever to do something. > > The people have allowed the curtain to fall on > "open" government. It is the people who must lift > it and they must do so within the bounds of our > Constitution. When was the last time you spoke to > your representatives and told them how you feel? > > I am going to jump off the soapbox here because I am > in no position to cast aspersions. I am just as > guilty as the next one. > > HALinNY > > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, > are the opinions of the author, and do not > constitute legal or medical advice. This statement > is added to the messages for those lawyers who are > too stupid to see the obvious. > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
