Word: yes
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Simon for President. Does it really matter what the Beautiful People think? Yes, in a way. McCarthy might have brought many people to Madison Square Garden all by himself, but a mass of other entertainers helped make the night a smash: the $300,000 take provided more than a third of the entire budget for his California campaign...
Possibly in a generation, polls may lead to instant national referendums. Every voter would have a small electronic box with "yes" and "no" buttons. The President could ask for public opinion on any issue-Should the nation invest $50 billion to send men to Mars?-and the presumably informed electorate would flash back an immediate response. Technically, this is feasible right now. Automated democracy might dilute the power of a lot of Congressmen-no loss to democracy in some cases...
...mutation must be orderly. "Otherwise we will tumble through civil war to the most ruinous adventures and usurpations." For nearly 30 years, said De Gaulle, he had led France toward its destiny; "I am ready to do it again." But, he added, "this time, especially this time, I need?yes, I need?the French people to tell me that this is their wish." It was an extraordinary and almost touching admission from De Gaulle. Then he explained that he intended to submit some time in June a referendum to the voters in which he would spell out his proposals...
...asked Geer another question that bothered me, about the political stands of the movement. Yes, said Geer, officially SIMS supported America's actions in Vietnam, although, of course, meditation would eventually eliminate war altogether...
...Yes," I admitted, thinking I knew what she was getting...