tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post676798602358422156..comments2024-03-29T13:25:57.689+08:00Comments on My Singapore News: American democracyChua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-90445938110804464732008-04-01T20:07:00.000+08:002008-04-01T20:07:00.000+08:00TJ is by far one of the best thinkers on the polit...TJ is by far one of the best thinkers on the political subject of republicanism. Singapore is a REPUBLIC - i.e. we are (supposedly) self-governed by our people.<BR/><BR/>Thomas Jefferson in his final years (CATO book forum):<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.cato.org/event.php?eventid=4448" REL="nofollow">Twilight at Monticello: The Final Years of Thomas Jefferson</A> - mp3 available for download.<BR/Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-24877558774275921342008-04-01T12:09:00.000+08:002008-04-01T12:09:00.000+08:00The word "democracy" never appears in the US Const...The word "democracy" never appears in the US Constitution. In fact the Bill of Rights was authored to protect the individual from the "mob rule" of democracy.<BR/><BR/>Of course, this no longer applies. Many Americans have been cheated out of their liberty.<BR/><BR/>In the beginning of the United States (after the chucked the Brits out), presidential powers were severely limited to that of a Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.com