To: MarkL
The 17th means that 2/3s of the government is now democratically elected.
No, the 17th means that 1/3 is democratically elected.
President: Elected through representatives
Supreme Court: Elected through representatives
Congress: Elected by the People
One out of three = 1/3
Before the 17th, it was 1/6.
To: HaveHadEnough
Yes, I caught that and corrected myself after hitting POST.
30 posted on
06/05/2007 11:33:40 AM PDT by
MarkL
(Environmental heretics should be burned at the stake, in a "Carbon Neutral" way...)
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