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 From: penny@pen.rhys 
  
 On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 22:53:55 GMT, LC@dinkerson.com (Ladies Choice) 
 wrote: 
  
 >In article , someone@ms.com says... 
 >> 
 >> 
 >>Democracy is about giving people freedom, not taking it away. 
 >> 
 > 
 >Democracy has nothing to do with freedom.  It is a means of choosing 
 leaders, 
 >nothing more, and nothing less. 
  
  
 In its pure form democracy is the only political system that gives the 
 populace a piece of the action. And as such it is the freest  of 
 systems.   When you look at it on a continuum of political systems 
 from democracy to totalitarianism one sees that it's undoubtedly the 
 freest possible system there is. 
  
 Unfortunately political systems are dynamic and ever changing so 
 democracy, in its purest form starts going downhill from the instant 
 of its inauguration. 
  
 With the crowning of Harper we shall hear the death knell of any 
 semblance of democracy that was left in our system. 
  
 Penny 
  
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