XPost: nyc.general, nyc.market.housing, nyc.politics 
 From: liberty@once.net 
  
  wrote in message news:4196C540.EA46DA36@aol.com... 
 > 
 > Freedom Fighter wrote: 
 > 
 >>  wrote in message news:4196285A.D29FC70B@aol.com... 
 >> > 
 >> > Freedom Fighter wrote: 
 >> > 
 >> >> The new legal requirement for the installation of carbon monoxide (CO) 
 >> >> detectors in all NYC apartments was unknown to most tenents prior to 
 >> >> its 
 >> >> promulgation as law. In other words, the public was neither informed 
 >> >> nor 
 >> >> consulted prior to the passing of a law that will cost them $25 per 
 >> >> apartment - should they choose to comply with this autocratic edict - 
 >> >> an 
 >> >> edict apparently intended to further enrich already wealthy landlords, 
 >> >> their 
 >> >> political cronies, and CO detector manufacturers. 
 >> > 
 >> > The law was not publicized and should have 
 >> > been, but it is the law. 
 >> > Details are available at 
 >> > http://www.nyc.gov. 
 >> 
 >> In a true democracy, laws cannot be passed without the knowledge and 
 >> consent 
 >> of the people. Laws like this one should always be challenged, not 
 >> necessarily due to being bad laws, but due to their circumventing the 
 >> democratic process and thereby setting a bad precedent. 
 > 
 > It is my understanding that the United States is not a true 
 > democracy.  If it was, we would not have, for example, 
 > the electoral college.  But that's another show. 
  
 Damn right it isn't a democracy. It's become a fascistic autocracy, ruled by 
 the rich and powerful among which are many criminals. 
  
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