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To: Gib Bogle who wrote (64536)	6/2/2005 7:49:54 PM
From: Slagle	Respond to of 74559

Gib Re: "voting power rested with only a fraction of the people" Yes, and that is the way it should be. That is how the founders of this country established the system in the first place but latter day slippage from the original plan has resulted in a much debased republic. Our transition from republic to empire is directly related to the loss of power by the individual states but this unfortunate trend could be reversed. States Rights could again become the law of the land and lots of mistakes would be corrected. Slagle

To: Gib Bogle who wrote (64536)	6/2/2005 10:10:19 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

Gib, it's true that the cynical comment "best politicians money can buy" contradicts the idea that people get the government they deserve, but both are true. People don't have to be influenced by the wealthy pork-barreling lobbyists when they vote. As happened in NZ in 1984 and again in 1987 and even more so then, enough people realized their personal vested interests were smaller than the benefits of overall deregulation that they ditched the pork barrel ideas. The change was substantial. It's an interesting election looming in NZ. Helengrad must be quaking in its boots after the latest poll. Mqurice