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...beside and behind the author, grinned with the audience at her unexpected but graceful bravado. Perhaps their glee stemmed in part from how effectively her comments deflated the near-pomposity with which they had begun the evening. Gates went so far in introducing, West to christen him "a true citizen of the Republic of Letters," a bold pronouncement for anyone to make when the queen of said Republic sits a few feet away...
...rendered. President Roosevelt might not have done all the things he promised to do and all the things he did do might not be for the country's good in the long run--but what he did do seemed so much better than the deeds of any other single citizen in the land that only the narrowest partisan could cavil at his popular selection...
This may give some people pause--and not just because of cybergossip Matt Drudge. When the U.S. Constitution was written, representative government was a necessity. Communication from a citizen to the capital could take weeks. Now government by instant referendum is technologically feasible, and government policy is increasingly based on the ebb and flow of public opinion...
...CITIZEN OF THE WEEK...
...growth of the proposition system has been fueled by its successes, most notably Proposition 13, the 1978 measure that restructured California's property taxes, and dramatically changed the shape of the suburbs and the funding for public education. Perhaps one of the most important pieces of citizen-led legislation ever, Prop. 13 was followed by similar reforms in many other states and altered the status of public schools throughout the country. No matter what its political ramifications, Prop. 13 was a success as an initiative, a proposal that garnered true grass-roots support and quickly became...