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by duaneb 3747 days ago
> http://lmgtfy.com/?q=define+democracy

This definition is meaningless. Under this definition, every government is a democracy. People technically voted for Kim Jong Un.

> That our elected officials represent the disparate opinions of the people they serve might be their personal failing, in your view, because you disagree with them on this issue.

No, their personal failing is not thinking for themselves.

> I just don't think that the only reason the encryption conversation continues is because of corrupt political elites. It's not. The conversation continues at the public level too.

I do agree—however, the elected officials are still failing their constituents by not actually understanding what encryption is. They have a responsibility to be educated when their constituents are not.

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> the elected officials are still failing their constituents by not actually understanding what encryption is. They have a responsibility to be educated when their constituents are not.

I totally agree with you on this. Here's a sliver of hope that progress is possible...

http://fortune.com/2016/03/10/apple-fbi-lindsay-graham/