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Voting days in other parts of the world are often moments of intense national unity, as citizens of all ages and fortunes cast their ballots together. In the 30 years Europeans have been voting for the Parliament, there has never been anything like such a sense of shared civic duty. The uncomfortable question: Will there ever...
...point. "To consolidate our democracy, we need more participation, not less," says IFE councillor Arturo Sanchez. The Roman Catholic Church has also spoken out against the movement, with one bishop calling it "stupidity." And several politicians have attacked its advocates as being "irresponsible" for encouraging people to shirk their civic duty...
...Whether Iranians choose a government that promises greater freedoms and civic participation will depend on the extent to which the country's lower classes feel the revolution's economic promises have been fulfilled. If they still are not satisfied, a theocratic democracy that gives one vote to every one of its 70 million citizens - Supreme Leader, manual worker and democracy activist - may see a populist government like Ahmadinejad's rewarded at the polling booths...
...Internet generation. With enlightened leadership and our own willingness to step forward as civic participants in forming the collective consciousness of America, we can combine the power of the net and the power of our fundamental law to transform and project our understanding of ourselves. By opening the process of our courts to public access through the net and restoring the American jury to its rightful place in our democracy, I believe we will once again live the essential meaning of a government of the people under law, and represent this ideal to the world...
...disappointment. Over the course of the summer, four students hired by the UC will devote their energies to the capital campaign. The Council has made no formal agreement with the owners of any property as of yet, but a 45 Mt. Auburn St. property owned by the Foundation for Civic Leadership has been the only location discussed at UC General meetings or mentioned in legislation. Though not totally unheard of, it is uncommon for the majority of the Council to vote against the position of the President, and the time-consuming nature of the project means that the issue...