I peeked at some definitions of democracy just to see if I could get a basic understanding of what it meant. I’ve grown up thinking that we live in a democracy mainly because we get to vote for our president (and other folks as well). I think that’s a good thing, I like the idea of a government put in place by the people it governs.
Yet, recently I’ve been thinking about the fact that our tendency to think of our country as a democracy governed within some arbitrary boundaries …

note:The first part of this post is an edited announcement I gave at the Republican club meeting at my college in 2004 before the presidential elections recruiting volunteers.
I have a close friend, who I worked closely with in 2003 in Atlanta. Lester Mae Jackson is a little over 50, a strong Christian woman. She grew up in Chicago. A black woman struggling against racism and discrimination that engulfed her. She stood on the Mall in Washington and listened first hand to Martin Luther …

Well folks, across the country, Election day is just around the corner. I’m amazed that Tennessee is as progressive as they seem to be in their effort to give everyone a chance to vote. Early Voting has been available for anyone and everyone to go to a number of locations throughout the city and cast their ballot for the two weeks leading up to election day, including Saturdays. Considering how un-democratic our Presidential elections have been, with one day, a work day, not an official holiday, most polls closing after …