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by SubmarineClub
30 days ago
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> idea of a representative democracy is rooted in the technical difficulties of implementing a direct democracy In the US at least, no it is not. The founders were incredibly concerned about the ‘passions of the mob’ and deliberately built a system that they hoped would temper the excesses of the public. And after seeing the wacko stuff going on in California, I can’t blame them! |
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