On Jul 8, 2005, at 10:26 AM, Peter wrote:

>> James seems to believe in democracy
>>
>>                 But NOT on HIS Piclist
>
> Democracy is defined as the power of the people.

Hmm.  PICList is a "representative democracy", not so dissimilar from 
most
actual countries claiming to be democracies.  We put James (et al) in
charge, and for the most part are happy to let him make the day-to-day
decisions and solve the problems.  Occasionally he steps over some line
and there is grumbling from some segment of the "populace."  Overall, I
think his "approval rating" is probably higher than most recent US
presidents... :-)

Olin, OTOH, has achieved "Bush" status occasionally, with nearly half
the population on each side of "helpful expert" vs "annoying and nasty"
debate.  Democracy in general seems to be less than ideal when the
vote gets too even...

BillW
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