Russell McMahon wrote:

> You still *seem* to be missing his point and the point. 

That's my impression, too.

Since we're here on a technical mailing list <g>:

This introduces mathematical concepts in the discussion:

> "A Republic" is a subset of democracy. [...] Democracy is the subset of
> anarchy [...]

And this, in a sense, describes something like a (probably largely
non-linear) low-pass filter:

> The protections, in the republic that you cite, are a result of
> democratic process and are only maintained as a consequence of the
> undergirding democratic principles. It is also important to note that
> these protections are a phantasm, a convenience which has greater or
> lesser reality depending on circumstance. A barrier to action whose only
> real (non-spiritual) strength lies in the will of the people to have it
> upheld and to uphold it. 

Things may not wiggle that much that quickly in such a construct, but in
the end they will go wherever the majority will let (or make) them go. This
includes anything from changing or abandoning constitutions to splitting up
countries (or merging them) -- or abandoning the concepts of constitutions
or countries altogether. It's the will of the people...

Gerhard
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