For a democracy to work, citizens must believe that their vote means something and that the government they have elected is acting in their best interests. In other words, democracy is about trust. How can a citizen believe in the system if the system doesn’t make sense. This is not about politics, not about socialism… Read more »
Democracy is about the right of the electorate to control its country and this means its right to ensure fairness in all aspects of life. This posting is about the right of a democracy to limit the powers of monopolies. This is not really an economic discussion; it is a discussion about fairness and applies… Read more »
We all learned in school the basic legal precept that we are innocent until proven guilty. How then can someone be guilty until proven innocent in a democracy? Governments are elected by the people so what kind of electorate would vote in a government which would suspend such a basic individual right? The answer to… Read more »