Supporters of American Democracy, defend yourselves.

There are ample examples of non democratic regimes throughout history that have not resulted in widespread despair among the populous. Surely though the kind of widespread you are talking about would not take place in a sufficiently democratic government, but it's not been properly demonstrated that despair of this kind is a problem, so you've pretty much set up a false ailment, the cure for which is representative democracy.

I'd also like to point out that many people who live in representative democracies suffer from the kind of depression you're asserting would arise in the lack of at least of a representative democracy.

It also doesn't make sense to me that a government that is serving its proper function would cause distress in a population. It seems to me that this would be evidence of something wrong within the population that is being distressed by the good government rather than evidence of a need for the change of style of government.

They don't have the right. That's an invention of later times. The American republic was meant to only have those vote who are informed about the system and with an interest in the system.

So then you agree with me?

As a legal matter, they do have the right. I don't agree with the statement that this right is a later invention, but even if that were true, it wouldn't follow that the right to vote doesn't exist, or that it shouldn't be recognized.

I would worry more about the elected people. Are they capable or more capital orientated?

In case of an impeacement of the President the Chairman of the Senate will become the next. Does this mean the rest of the Barak Administration will be called Clinton Administration? Who's going to be the Vice-President?

The Treasurer:lol:

:detective:Yesterday was special. I went to town-centre, the Dam of A,sterdam. I was curious and joined a band of americano's. They were a bit loud, but that was because of the beer. Bavaria.

They were young, ent-housiastic & Rebels ! We were singing marching songs like When the Saints etc. I was such an good mood by this manifestation of Strenght and Hopefullness. Yust wondered what they were doing on the Dam-Rak...

American Out-Laws they called themselves ! :Not-Impressed: