Democracy

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About

Democracy is a form of government in which the population chooses the leaders.

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Reference

• Wikipedia
• Conservapedia «Republicanism means there is a system of rule of law, or inalienable rights, which no majority can vote out.» «Winston Churchill famously said, "The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter."»

Video

• Encyclopaedia Britannica Films:
  • 1945 Democracy explains what democracy is and how it works (worth taking some notes, when time permits)
  • 1946 Despotism shows how to tell where a nation's government is on a scale from democracy to despotism

News

• 2020-09-19 [L..T] Obama calls for Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s successor to be appointed by the election winner Barack Obama: “A basic principle of the law – and of everyday fairness – is that we apply rules with consistency, and not based on what's convenient or advantageous in the moment. The rule of law, the legitimacy of our courts, the fundamental workings of our democracy all depend on that basic principle.”
• 2010-06-14 [[ L]..T] My testimony «After I finished my testimony last Tuesday, you won't believe who took the microphone to speak out against the resolution: the director of the Rhode Island ACLU.»
• 2009-04-28 [L..T] The right floats off to Neverland. No girls allowed! «Thiel could use his leverage as a donor to combine the Seasteading Institute with the Methuselah Foundation and create a make-believe island where girls aren't allowed to vote and where nobody ever has to grow up. Call it Neverland.»