Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 9th Apr 2006 18:29 UTC
I'm from the Netherlands. That may sound like a weird statement to start a column with-- don't worry, at the end of this week's Sunday Eve Column you'll understand why I put my nationality so bluntly up front.
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RE[4]: I think you have lost it
by rcsteiner on Mon 10th Apr 2006 16:33
in reply to "RE[3]: I think you have lost it"
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Kepe in mind, however, that the US government was created in such a way as to keep it somewhat separate from the people, mainly to prevent the kind of "tyranny of the majority" that could so easily occur in a true democracy.
That's also one of the reasons why there are so many checks and balances in place in Washington. The fact that so much inertia exists is a royal pain at times, but it also prevents kneejerk reactions on the part of the government in most cases.
Obviously Iraq is an exception. :-(
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2005-07-06
Kindof on a tangent, but if the US government stayed what it was supposed to be: "Of the people, by the people, and for the people", then it would be saying the same thing...
Things have gotten bad when people can say "the government" as if it was someone other than a group that we were all supposed to be a part of.