reverence for the constitution

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Sat May 22 17:22:04 PDT 1999


Jordan Hayes wrote:


>Can you name one that's got a better system of checks-n-balances?

Check against what? The power of the majority, mainly.


>That sounds like the best option from what I've seen.
>
>When it works, of course.

So the most economically polarized country in the so-called First World, with the largest share of poor, and with the lowest voter participation - this "works"? Works for the ruling class, very nicely, yes.

Doug



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