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Re:Petition To Fire Aaron Swartz’ Prosecutor Reaches Goal by gavinlynch on Tuesday January 15, 2013 @04:24PM (#5063106)
When I read statements like this, I am reminded why it's a good idea that we are a representative democracy, and not a direct one.
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Re:Petition To Fire Aaron Swartz’ Prosecutor Reaches Goal by flyinRyan on Wednesday January 16, 2013 @06:04AM (#5066292)
Yea, because it's really great that we have a system where we vote for some person who disappears for two years and doesn't do anything that represents what anyone who for them wanted.
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Re:Petition To Fire Aaron Swartz’ Prosecutor Reaches Goal by BrokenPipe on Wednesday January 16, 2013 @06:32AM (#5066343)
either way it doesn't make a difference if the politician are not accountable and the public is not informed. What we have now, practically globally, is manipulated oligarchy dressed as democracy.

And other than the above I agree with flyingRyan below http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5066292

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