Good article! Luke is really on a roll. But one suggestion: instead of "single legislative body," might I suggest national or international ASSEMBLY? A legislative body just sits there, whereas assembling is something the people DO. They aren't represented by individual legislators. Rather, they assert themselves via parties that they themselves have created to advance their political goals. Democracy is not just a process, but a movement in which the masses continually shape and re-shape the social environment in their own interest. The alternative is a Chemerinsky-style a passive democracy in which people merely vote without asking inconvenient questions as to what the process even means.
Thanks Dan, I appreciate the comment and the feedback. I hadn't thought about the difference but it's something important to consider. Thinking about democracy as a process or movement is interesting, too.
Good article! Luke is really on a roll. But one suggestion: instead of "single legislative body," might I suggest national or international ASSEMBLY? A legislative body just sits there, whereas assembling is something the people DO. They aren't represented by individual legislators. Rather, they assert themselves via parties that they themselves have created to advance their political goals. Democracy is not just a process, but a movement in which the masses continually shape and re-shape the social environment in their own interest. The alternative is a Chemerinsky-style a passive democracy in which people merely vote without asking inconvenient questions as to what the process even means.
Thanks Dan, I appreciate the comment and the feedback. I hadn't thought about the difference but it's something important to consider. Thinking about democracy as a process or movement is interesting, too.