Subject: Re: [LPNY DISCUSS] Hate Politics
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 18:26:28 -0400
To:        <lpny_discuss@yahoogroups.com>
From:     Bob Armstrong <bob@cosy.com>

 Agreed with the failed effort to "bind them with .. the=
 constitution" .

 It's the distinction between "republic" and "democracy"  , which=
 I take
 as between indirect and direct democracy that I don't feel makes=
 a
 positive difference .

On Mon, 18 Aug 2003 17:52:18 EDT, crestonave@aol.com wrote:
>=A0In a message dated 8/18/2003 11:01:40 AM Eastern Daylight Time,=
 bob@cosy.com
>=A0writes:
>
>=A0>=A0>=A0We ain't a democray, or at least we ain't supposed to be.=
 We are a
>=A0>=A0friggin'=A0republic!
>=A0>
>=A0>=A0I think this is irrelevant - a historical matter of=
 logistics
>
>=A0form of government is hardly irrelevant. the founding fathers=
 knew this.
>=A0that's why they wanted to "bind them [elected officials] by the=
 chains of the
>=A0constitution"
>
>=A0tom

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=A0Bob A