Obstructing Democracy -- or Not
Let’s say we could have a do-over. Let’s say we had the territory, the population, the infrastructure, and all the physical properties of the United States – everything except a government. What would we build, and how would we do it? Here’s guessing that an overwhelming majority of people would opt for some form of democracy – and that the process of forming a democracy be democratic, too. Here’s betting that most people would want the broadest possible participation in the