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    • Archive for August 3rd, 2006

    Another chime in the death knell of the Republic

    Thursday, August 3rd, 2006

    The end of a democracy comes when participants start gaming the rules to ensure particular outcomes, rather than following the rules and allowing voters an honest chance to influence government. We have reached and, I would say, starting wading across that Rubicon.
    Today, another madness has been added to the sad litany of rules-gaming and [...]