[pp.int.general] 3. Re: One good, one bad (Jerry Weyer)

[Félix Robles]

On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 11:08 PM, erik ernst <erikernstm at gmail.com> wrote:

> F?lix Robles
>
> >Do you know a better system than a democracy (whatever type of)?
>
> I prefer rule by *consent* of the governed, in other words a republic with
> a fairly simple set of laws, that guarantees our civil rights, no matter who
> is at the tiller, instead of a book writting by laywers nobody understands.
>
> How can a law you dont understand ever benefit you?
>
> Andrew Norton
>
> >It's just a shame it's hardly ever followed now.
>
> Indeed, some folk in the US seem to belive, that the USA is a democracy,
> like Senator Al Franken in his letter: The Internet: It´s Not a truck,
> It´s a Town Square"<http://www.savetheinternet.com/blog/09/10/06/internet-its-not-truck-its-town-square>
> *
> Senator Al Franken: "As noisy and messy as it may be, the Internet is a
> democracy. And because of that, it is a critical part of our democracy. But
> without strong legislation prohibiting ISPs from regulating content, that
> may not always be the case."
> *
>

I've heard many americans say that they are not a democracy but a republic.
Actually, they are a representative democracy without a monarch as head of
the state.

And yes, I agree that we should have a fairly simple set of laws. At least
the most important ones should be as simple as possible.
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