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Originally Posted by halfpint
Has any president or primeminister ever really given the voters a choice of what the people really want, It seems they only listen to people when there is mass discontent or mass riots, Do we all really live in a democracy governed by people who just do what they want and dont care what the voters think once they are in power.
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I'm not talking about giving the voters a choice... people often forget that the U.S. is a republic, not a democracy.
I'm talking about accountability. Answering for actions, and giving reasonable explanations.
President Truman had a placard on his desk that said "The Buck Stops Here."
That's what I'm talking about... and many Presidents in our history and Prime Ministers of other countries have had the character that comes along with it.
I'm of the opinion that our current executive lacks that character.