Lloyd presents a very good explanation of our electoral process (a process which has never been followed to this extent, hence all the broohaha), however, one small tidbit of trivia: the United States is a Federal Republic, not a democracy.
Which then reminds me of the following quote (though I cannot recall either exactly how it went or who said it, perhaps one of the characters in a Taylor Caldwell book?): "Republics decline into democracies; democracies decline into...chaos."
Hugs, PJ.
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----- Original Message ----- From: Lloyd W. Hanson To: vocalist-temporary@egroups.com Sent: Monday, November 13, 2000 12:01 AM Subject: [vocalist-temporary] Presidential Elections Indecision
Hello Reg and Fellow Vocalisters:
I am not sure this is a proper topic for the Vocalist discussion group. But I do feel that what is happening in the US is of interest to the world and that it is not the crises that it appear to be.
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