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Feb 4, 2022Liked by Wm. J. Beck III

this is a fair representation of how democracy applies to the structure of the US government as established by the US Constitution. Those in government who are devoted to extending the application of democratic rule intend, always, to expand the role of "the will of the people", knowing full well that the "will of the people" is completely under the control of the officials who benefit from the corruption of the electoral process.

This is evident given the fact that these officials never go so far as to establish any direct application of the people's will by means of voting on items of policy as some states do. The idea that the will of the people is to be expressed only by the act of voting for representatives is inconsistent with the ennobled ideal of government "by the people".

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