T Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2002 21:12:30 -0500 From: "Steve Spence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Re: BP chief fears US will carve up Iraqi oil riches
the USA is a democratic Republic. Not a true democracy. Steve Spence What's the difference? The USA and most other democracies are Representative Democracy. ie. You vote for your representative once every 4/5 yrs. Once elected, Government does not consult the electorate on policy decisions, which is why we're not moving to sustainable practices nearly fast enough. (the vested interests having profound influence on govt policy decisions) I'm working on another model, Direct Democracy. This is based on internet voting, where any issue can be selected and a referendum can be held at any time. If we the people can unite on the internet, then just maybe we can start to influence government policy. James Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
