Representative Democracy 1776-2010
Representative Democracy passed away earlier this week, victim of a sudden case of congressional obstructionism and intransigence. "Rep fought the good fight," said close friend Parlimentarianism, "but in the end the combination of self-interest and stubborness and plain old bickering just proved to be too much. He embodied the 'of the people, by the people, for the people' philosphy as much as anyone I knew, and it's hard to believe he has, in fact, perished from the face of the earth."
Doctors were summoned to Congress when Rep seemed to stagger under the weight of tax cuts, arms limitations and gays in the military, a potent confluence that would challenge any system, let alone one struggling in recent years with apathy and gridlock. "The shock to the system was just too great, and the complete failure of bipartisanship just too much," said the Surgeon General, adding "he probably never saw it coming."
A direct yet distant descendant of Athenian democracy, Rep was the latest in a long line of governmental systems that relied on the wisdom of the people as opposed to the will of the elite. Believing strongly that the people can select representatives who would wisely and impartially rule them in a consensus designed for their best interests, he led a long and distinguished life, and his influence can be seen in descendants governing nations the world over.
Family spokespersons Conciliation and Cooperation refused to speculate as to what might take his place. "Truth is" they said, "we have no idea what will happen now."
Doctors were summoned to Congress when Rep seemed to stagger under the weight of tax cuts, arms limitations and gays in the military, a potent confluence that would challenge any system, let alone one struggling in recent years with apathy and gridlock. "The shock to the system was just too great, and the complete failure of bipartisanship just too much," said the Surgeon General, adding "he probably never saw it coming."
A direct yet distant descendant of Athenian democracy, Rep was the latest in a long line of governmental systems that relied on the wisdom of the people as opposed to the will of the elite. Believing strongly that the people can select representatives who would wisely and impartially rule them in a consensus designed for their best interests, he led a long and distinguished life, and his influence can be seen in descendants governing nations the world over.
Family spokespersons Conciliation and Cooperation refused to speculate as to what might take his place. "Truth is" they said, "we have no idea what will happen now."
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