In a democracy we the people permit others to govern us on two key conditions; first they must be elected by a democratic process (however imperfect that may be) and secondly that they protect us and rule for our good. Nothing else persuades us to surrender the personal sovereignty that we have in our free will and transfer part of it to a government. (more…)
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