http://communicationisinspiration.com/2007/09/14/truth-then-and-now/ Generation 2 Generation: Let's Talk Fri, 02 Jul 2010 19:09:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=Communication is Inspiration hourly 1 http://communicationisinspiration.com/2007/09/14/truth-then-and-now/comment-page-1/#comment-410 Scott Weintraub Wed, 26 Sep 2007 22:20:40 +0000 http://communicationisinspiration.com/2007/09/14/truth-then-and-now/#comment-410 Hillary and Jack - This is not only an interesting subject, but one that is central to the direction of policies that affect our daily lives. I think most people, if asked, would say that the United States is a "democracy." Truthfully, that is not the intention of our government at all. We are intended to be a Republic, where we elect people, for a limited period of time, to represent our views. Here's where I would be troubled by an elected offical who changes thier view once elected. I vote for the person who most closely reflects my views. Furthermore, the leader is supposed to govern based on MY views, and the views of his/her other constitutents, regardless of what his/her own views may be. When do our leaders ever ask us what we think about anything? Perhaps if they did, and they governed based on the answers they received, we could move in a more positive direction - perhaps even towards the ideal of "democracy." Hillary and Jack – This is not only an interesting subject, but one that is central to the direction of policies that affect our daily lives. I think most people, if asked, would say that the United States is a "democracy." Truthfully, that is not the intention of our government at all. We are intended to be a Republic, where we elect people, for a limited period of time, to represent our views. Here's where I would be troubled by an elected offical who changes thier view once elected. I vote for the person who most closely reflects my views. Furthermore, the leader is supposed to govern based on MY views, and the views of his/her other constitutents, regardless of what his/her own views may be. When do our leaders ever ask us what we think about anything? Perhaps if they did, and they governed based on the answers they received, we could move in a more positive direction – perhaps even towards the ideal of "democracy."

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