F?lix Robles<br>>Do you know a better system than a democracy (whatever type of)?<br><br>I prefer <span style="visibility: visible;" id="main"><span style="visibility: visible;" id="search"> rule by <em>consent</em> 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. <br>
<br>How can a law you dont understand ever benefit you?<br><br></span></span> Andrew Norton<br>>It's just a shame it's hardly ever followed now.<br><br>Indeed, some folk in the US seem to belive, that the USA is a democracy, like Senator Al Franken in his letter: <a href="http://www.savetheinternet.com/blog/09/10/06/internet-its-not-truck-its-town-square">The Internet: Itīs Not a truck, Itīs a Town Square"</a><br>
<i><br>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."<br>
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