22-10-2015, 05:18 PM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy
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<p style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-familyans-serif;"><b>"Democracy</b>, or <b>democratic government</b>, is "a system of government in which all the people of a state or polity ... are involved in making decisions about its affairs, typically by voting to elect representatives to a parliament or similar assembly," as defined by the Oxford English Dictionary.<sup>[1]</sup> Democracy is further defined as (a "government by the people; especially : rule of the majority (b " a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections."<sup>[2]</sup>
<p style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-familyans-serif;">According to <a class="" href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_scientist' title="Political scientist">political scientist</a> Larry Diamond, it consists of four key elements:
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Gay marriage: Malcolm Turnbull's $140m plebiscite risks a platform for abuse
Read more:Â http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/p...z3pGq9X5nmÂ
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Article written by the Leader of the opposition.
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Please read it at your leisure.
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Clearly Mr Shorten believes that the Australian voting public is incapable of deciding an important issue - what then can we imagine his attitude to general elections is?
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His take on democracy is that only the leaders should decide!!!
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Now that's what I call a real" Platform for abuse""
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<p style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-familyans-serif;"><b>"Democracy</b>, or <b>democratic government</b>, is "a system of government in which all the people of a state or polity ... are involved in making decisions about its affairs, typically by voting to elect representatives to a parliament or similar assembly," as defined by the Oxford English Dictionary.<sup>[1]</sup> Democracy is further defined as (a "government by the people; especially : rule of the majority (b " a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections."<sup>[2]</sup>
<p style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-familyans-serif;">According to <a class="" href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_scientist' title="Political scientist">political scientist</a> Larry Diamond, it consists of four key elements:
- A political system for choosing and replacing the government through free and fair elections.
- The active participation of the people, as citizens, in politics and civic life.
- Protection of the human rights of all citizens.
- A rule of law, in which the laws and procedures apply equally to all citizens.<sup>[3]"</sup>
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Gay marriage: Malcolm Turnbull's $140m plebiscite risks a platform for abuse
Read more:Â http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/p...z3pGq9X5nmÂ
Follow us: @smh on Twitter | sydneymorningherald on Facebook
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Article written by the Leader of the opposition.
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Please read it at your leisure.
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Clearly Mr Shorten believes that the Australian voting public is incapable of deciding an important issue - what then can we imagine his attitude to general elections is?
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His take on democracy is that only the leaders should decide!!!
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Now that's what I call a real" Platform for abuse""
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