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Post #46,643 by orion 7/23/02 11:42:24 PM Reply	There are no free elections besides most citizens do not vote anyway. The electorial college chooses the president anyway, not the voters. The voters just give the electorial college the power to pick the president. Quit thinking that this is a true democracy and a true free country because it isn't. What it is would be more of a republic or plutocracy or combination of the two. *I am free now, to choose my own destiny.*
Post #46,645 by mmoffitt 7/23/02 11:55:49 PM Reply	Heh. For at least the past 20 years I've been saying that we are "a somewhat democratic plutocracy." First time I said that was an undergraduate history class. The prof was comparing different countries forms of government, referred to us as a democracy, noticed I was shaking my head violently "no" and asked me, "We're not a democracy? Then what are we?" My reply was the same as above. He thought about it a few seconds, starting nodding and said, "Yeah, ... okay, I'll buy that." It was 1983 or 1984. ;0)
Post #46,813 by jb4 7/25/02 10:09:30 AM Reply	A "plubic"? jb4 "I remember Harry S. Truman's sign on his desk. 'The buck stops here.' Strange how those words, while still true, mean something completely different today." -- Brandioch

Maybe I'm not so different after all. - (mmoffitt) - (18) - July 19, 2002, 04:27:54 PM EDT

well... - (Simon_Jester) - July 19, 2002, 05:02:26 PM EDT

Examatocracy? - (tablizer) - (16) - July 19, 2002, 06:12:32 PM EDT

Also, remember "The Best and the Brightest" - (Another Scott) - (15) - July 20, 2002, 09:28:23 AM EDT

Agree he is not an idiot.. actually. - (Ashton) - (14) - July 20, 2002, 10:38:53 PM EDT

"May we all survive him" - (screamer) - (2) - July 21, 2002, 09:35:25 AM EDT

'Blame' ___'market crash'___ ?! - (Ashton) - (1) - July 21, 2002, 06:54:39 PM EDT

Blame me... - (screamer) - July 21, 2002, 10:03:27 PM EDT

And Pigs fly every other Tuesday. - (mmoffitt) - (10) - July 22, 2002, 08:23:03 PM EDT

Important difference.. - (Ashton) - (9) - July 23, 2002, 09:25:17 PM EDT

If the President were truly elected, I'd be happy. - (mmoffitt) - (8) - July 23, 2002, 11:35:03 PM EDT

There are no free elections - (orion) - (2) - July 23, 2002, 11:42:24 PM EDT

Heh. - (mmoffitt) - July 23, 2002, 11:55:49 PM EDT

A "plubic"? -NT - (jb4) - July 25, 2002, 10:09:30 AM EDT

What's amazing to me... - (screamer) - (4) - July 24, 2002, 11:24:24 AM EDT

Clinton ~= Reagan??? - (mmoffitt) - July 25, 2002, 02:17:43 PM EDT

You give Reagan less credit than due, I think - (wharris2) - (2) - July 26, 2002, 03:54:14 AM EDT

<ROFL> Re: "doing the right thing" - (mmoffitt) - (1) - July 26, 2002, 07:13:17 AM EDT

Yabut.. he had what Counts - (Ashton) - July 26, 2002, 05:26:28 PM EDT

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