Public Participation and the Erosion of Democracy. Ralph Nader.
by Nader, Ralph; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 26Global Issues. Publisher: Humanist, 2004ISSN: 1522-3221;.Subject(s): Americans -- Attitudes | Corporate state | Democracy | Democratic Party (U.S.) | Elections | Green Party (U.S.) | Nader, Ralph | Political participation | Republican Party (U.S.) | Third parties (U.S. politics)DDC classification: 050 Summary: "A major indicator of the erosion of democratic society is the withdrawal of public participation in politics. Let's face it: if the Bill of Rights were abolished tomorrow, how many people would feel it? Only the people who use it would. The free speech provision in the First Amendment could be repealed and the millions of Americans who don't use their free speech on critical issues would just go about their daily lives, working away and not noticing." (HUMANIST) Consumer advocate Ralph Nader decries the lack of public participation in politics and discusses some programs designed to "bolster our democracy."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Public Participation and the Erosion of Democracy, Jan./Feb. 2004; pp. 20-24.
"A major indicator of the erosion of democratic society is the withdrawal of public participation in politics. Let's face it: if the Bill of Rights were abolished tomorrow, how many people would feel it? Only the people who use it would. The free speech provision in the First Amendment could be repealed and the millions of Americans who don't use their free speech on critical issues would just go about their daily lives, working away and not noticing." (HUMANIST) Consumer advocate Ralph Nader decries the lack of public participation in politics and discusses some programs designed to "bolster our democracy."
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