Democracy: The Good, the Bad, and the Voters
Mark Sanford is baaaack. Such is democracy. Candidates are exposed, warts and all, and then the people choose.
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Democracy in Egypt and Detroit
Base characteristics of democracy are the freedom to hold fair and free elections. Today that is true for Egypt but not Detroit and other cities taken over by the governor of Michigan since his election in 2010. This governor, along with 29 other Republican governors across the United States, have done everything to take advantage … Continue Reading →
The death of democracy
The question for America is has democracy ever live in the United States? It is reasonable to question a system that allows slavery and second-class citizenship to call itself a democracy. From inception to this very day in America the United States has structured and shaped its laws to empower a few at the peril … Continue Reading →