Star What Killing Politicians Has to Do with Computing
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 9th Apr 2006 18:29 UTC
Apple 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 UTC 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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