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To: Steve Lokness who wrote (244195)

2/7/2014 4:33:16 PM

From: koan

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<<<<< There is no substitute for democracy that will protect the people better.>>>>>

So you do understand though that when the people have spoken through their representatives in a democracy that we all live by the consequences. That includes if the Tea Party decides to shut down the government. That includes if they decide to overturn Obamacare! >>

Well, of course, and if the Tea party got in I would involve myself in demonstrations and civil disobedience. But there is no alternative I know of?

There is a great story about when Thoreau was in jail for some form of civil disobedience and Ralph Waldo Emerson went down to bail him out.

When Emerson got there he said: "what are you doing in there, to which Thoreau replied: "what are you doing out there?

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