Re: [privacy] US vs EU

["Brian Loe" <knobdy () gmail com>]

On 8/28/06, Dude VanWinkle <dudevanwinkle () gmail com> wrote:

> I was assuming this because thats what happens in this country when
> you try and sue the govt. I just assume that all democracies are
> equally corrupt ;-)

Democracies are as corrupt as the People...err, the People in the majority.


> This may be a lost in translation thing. A lawsuit is the only way to
> change a law in this country. You can sue people, pets, corporations,
> govt agencies, states, fish, etc. ;-)

There are lots of ways to change laws - but lawsuits aren't one of them.


> "We have had 2,600 years to prove democracy works, and have as of yet
> failed to provide such proof"

This is your quote?

Either way, it should be noted that 200 years ago a lot of ink and
paper was spent on explaining why the US is not a democracy and why
democracies don't work. A little later than that a Frenchman explained
it even better, but didn't provide a positive outlook for any
government type (Bastiat, The Law).
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