On 24 Sep 2008, at 14:50, John Williams wrote: > Charlie Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Or for more people to actually participate in their democracy. By >> that >> I mean serving, rather than merely voting. > > Increasing the number of potential politicians and rule-makers would > not reassure me at all. Keeping the same number of politicians (or > reducing them!) but selecting them from a more diverse pool might > be reassuring. But I have no idea how that might be achieved. The > people who would make more reassuring politicians generally are > not interested in politics.
Conscript them like a jury. To serve Man Maru -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ “Babies are born every day without an iPod. We will get there.” - Adam Sohn, the head of public relations for Microsoft's Zune division. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
