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nadinbrzezinski

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Tue Aug-18-09 12:23 PM
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53. But some systems are far more open to doing what their populations want

partly because their populations have a far better developed sense of what is civic action and will pick out and demonstrate, even paralyze their countries to drive their point home

The US may be in the upper limit, or beyond the upper limit of a representative democracy. But when you have 70% who want meaningful reform and you are not getting it, there is a problem.

At this point if this does not pass, I will be left with one conclusion, the US is no-longer a democracy. (Granted it died in 2000), but this is the point where it is more clear even... that it is no longer a democracy.

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