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guymac's avatar

This is essentially the argument set out by Karl Popper in 1945 in his magnificent work The Open Society and it’s Enemies. Popper considered the electoral process to be “mere questions of personnel” and that the emphasis of democracy must be strong institutions that allow control of elected representatives but more importantly term limits and procedures for removal from office.

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Crossing Guardian's avatar

This is a good and thoughtful article. Thank you for posting it here.

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