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Originally Posted by 392cobra
I have to wonder if this doesn't stem from Australia having been a Penal Colony ??
The Government never evolved.
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It's not a Republic, same as England. Without our Bill of rights we'd be in the same trouble, relying only on representation. Worse yet a pure democracy, history is full of examples of the majoity being wrong about some matter either by manipulation or ignorance. (which is why lobbying is not the pure evil that it's often believed to be)
Many people here in the US don't understand the difference which is why you always hear the US referred to as a "democracy". Good government must do the right thing, even if it's not the popular (or profitable) course of action.