Helen Krummenacker avona@jps.net wrote:

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Does anyone remember if there is any mention of democratic elections within the federation itself?

• Iain

I don't think there is, but one thing that makes me think there is some pretense of elections is that Blake's first work was with the Freedom Party. Doesn't the word 'party' politically imply that there is room political participation among 'the people' and some form, however rigged, of election?

There is a saying to the effect that any State with the word 'Democratic' in its official country title usually isn't. Is Blake trying to create not necessarily a more 'democratic' state/Federation but one which is more responsive/less hostile to the people it governs - two different things.

Jacqui

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