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To: Gulo who wrote (2459)	4/15/2003 12:18:10 PM
From: SofaSpud	Read Replies (2) of 37175

Your point about direct democracy is a good one. That's something that people who don't want to buy the whole package should keep in mind. The Alliance policy on initiative and referendum was abysmally conveyed during the last election (thanks for that, Stock). I'm very keen on it -- in part because I did some of the early research on it for them back in the 80s. The origin of the party really was the fact that people couldn't accept the whole "package" that was being forced upon them -- first by Trudeau, then by Mulroney. The policy on direct democracy recognizes that it will always be thus, including if the Alliance were ever to win. The most important thing is to try to re-engage citizens, let them get back some sense of influence over government. The way we're going now, there's no point in even paying attention to politics, no point to voting, no reason not to cheat on your taxes ... If you're not a Liberal, you're disenfranchised. That's ultimately fatal to the polity.

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