And then everything you iterate afterwards disregards the unrepresentativeness of those you are backing. And few if any choices are offered between the camps...despite dramatically growing evidence of the disconnect from the populace.
BTW, Reagan fired all traffic controllers for striking.
And rightfully so. That was a national security decision. The ones who went back to work weren't. So what's your point?
I don't believe so. 300 million Americans living in a democracy at the mercy of so few. I don't buy it.
So what's your point?
It's quite clear, a group of citizens wanted to exercise their civil rights to contest their wages. But a government official used a legal right given to him to fire them. He didn't have to, but he did. That is still democracy in action.