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	Representative democracy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Representative democracy is a form of democracy and theory of civics in which voters choose (in free, secret, multi-party elections) representatives to act in their interests, but not as their proxies—i.e., not necessarily according to their voters' wishes, but with enough authority to exercise initiative in the face of changing circumstances.
		Representative government was invented in the sixteenth century when Deganawida established the League of the Five Nations of the Iroquois in what is now New York State.
		Normally each representative is elected by, and responsible to, a particular subset of the total electorate: this is called his or her constituency.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Representative_democracy (546 words)

	Representative Government and Democracy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		It is surprising, however, given the existence of large democratic or republican regimes (such as the Roman empire) in human history, that the idea and institution of representative government completely escaped the minds of politicians and political philosophers.
		In contrast, the mark of the second democratic transformation is the shift of the locus of political life from small city-states to large national states.
		Representative government enabled a shift of the democratic stage from small city-states to large nation-states, and it has been viewed by many as a desirable solution to the competing needs of an effective but also accountable government.
	www.oycf.org /Perspectives/3_123199/representative_government.htm (2292 words)

	Boston.com / News / Local / Legislative races a test for parties
		Democrat John J. McFeeley of Norfolk and Republican Richard J. Ross of Wrentham are competing for the House seat that Republican Scott P. Brown of Wrentham gave up after he was elected to the Senate in a special election earlier this year.
		Democratic incumbents targeted by the GOP include state Senator Therese Murray of Plymouth, chairwoman of the Senate Ways and Means Committee, and state Representative David L. Flynn of Bridgewater, a high-ranking member of the House Ways and Means.
		Representative Angelo M. Scaccia, a Hyde Park Democrat whose district includes part of Milton, is being challenged by Republican Camillo Giangrande and Libertarian Douglas L. Krick, both of Boston.
	www.boston.com /news/local/articles/2004/10/31/legislative_races_a_test_for_parties?pg=full (809 words)

	The Parrish Place: Publications - Govt & Politics
		There is no practical means for the entire body of a representative's constituents to convey its views on all of the issues to the representative; consequently the representative is unable to adequately represent the views of his constituents.
		This is, of course, in addition to our elected representatives and their thousands of staffers, campaign workers and other members of their entourage, all of whom would become unemployed and/or have their career paths destroyed in the event that direct democracy replaced representative democracy.
		The ideas behind journalism and democratic government in America were crafted by intellectuals and patriots who saw diversity of opinion and the free flow of ideas as a cornerstone notion of their revolution.
	www.rvi.net /~dparrish/pubs/govt/001.htm (4447 words)

	Inter-American Democratic Charter
		The effective exercise of representative democracy is the basis for the rule of law and of the constitutional regimes of the member states of the Organization of American States.
		Representative democracy is strengthened and deepened by permanent, ethical, and responsible participation of the citizenry within a legal framework conforming to the respective constitutional order.
		When the government of a member state considers that its democratic political institutional process or its legitimate exercise of power is at risk, it may request assistance from the Secretary General or the Permanent Council for the strengthening and preservation of its democratic system.
	www.oas.org /charter/docs/resolution1_en_p4.htm (2022 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		One issue he has already worked on with Democratic Representative Tom Allen of Maine, and may pursue as chairman, is a bill that would require drug companies--which regularly offer discounted prices to favored clients--to give their lowest price to seniors as well.
		Archconservative Representative Helen Chenoweth, an Idaho Republican, has used her investigative powers as chair of the subcommittee on forests to hold hearings on the privatization of forest management.
		Should the Democrats win, her chairmanship would likely go to Representative Adam Smith, a moderate Democrat from Washington, who could use his position to end the current silence on issues like the destruction of old-growth forests through logging and road building.
	www.prospect.org /print-friendly/print/V11/24/green-j.html (2270 words)

	House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi
		Democratic Leaders ask for a congressional investigation into the role of the Alexander Strategy Group, a lobbying firm closely linked to Congressman Tom DeLay (R-TX) and Jack Abramoff, in the passage of the Medicare Prescription Drug Act and the drafting of the budget reconciliation bill currently before Congress.
		House Democrats are committed to immediate change to lead this country in a new direction, to put an end to Republican business as usual, and to make certain this nation's leaders serve the people's interests, not special interests.
		House Democrats believe that the victims and survivors of Hurricane Katrina deserve the truth, which will only be provided by an independent commission, based on the rigorous and effective example of the bipartisan 9/11 Commission.
	democraticleader.house.gov (698 words)

	Representative Democracy - Not Democracy; Political Freedom And Democracy ; The Australian Achievement:
		In between elections, it prima facie seems to have a great degree of freedom but this is restricted, not only by the looming inevitability of elections in the future but also by the pressures put on the government by institutions, of which trade unions and big business are by no means the only ones.
		The main strength of the system of representative democracy is that it makes provision, through the Constitution, law and political institutions, for limitations on the powers which are exercised by governmental authorities as well as by private associations and groups.
		Secondly, the debate and discussion engendered in the process of decision making ensures the consideration of a wide spectrum of views, in contrast to totalitarian and authoritarian countries where decisions are made by the dictatorial few with little consultation and consideration.
	www.ourcivilisation.com /cooray/btof/chap4iv.htm (1032 words)

	SPEAKERS CALL FOR MORE REPRESENTATIVE, DEMOCRATIC, ACCOUNTABLE SECURITY COUNCIL, AS GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONCLUDES TWO-DAY ...
		Calling for expansion of both the Council’s permanent and non-permanent membership, Brazil’s representative said that, although slow in coming, support for such change was growing and there was a greater than ever prospect for reform.
		Speaking in exercise of the right of reply were the representatives of Japan and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
		PAK GIL YON (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) said the Security Council was established, along with the United Nations, with the mission of maintaining international peace and security.
	www.un.org /News/Press/docs/2005/ga10419.doc.htm (2545 words)

	ReDemocracy: Reclaiming representative democratic government from the neo conservative reactionaries
		When tested at state level(s) and made to work, we should do the same at the national level, vesting ratification or rejection of House of Representatives proposed, debated, and packaged legislation with and by the people directly on a legislative ratification calendar to be determined (monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually) by the people.
		In other words, the more money a representative or senator receives from a source or interest, the greater likelihood that his or her vote will reflect the interests of the giver relative to the issue or legislation.
		Most major national polls on social and economic issues suggest that the American electorate is fair minded, educatable and competent on critical and important issues and is capable of understanding the complexities of proposed legislation., without being unduly mislead by political and media rhetoric or manipulation (at least no more so then the legislatures are).
	www.autobuyology.org /car15.html (2921 words)

	Boston.com / News / Local / Lawmakers tout progress on local issues
		In Beverly, Democratic state Representative Mary E. Grant worked with Democratic state Senator Frederick E. Berry to win an $11 million funding commitment for a parking garage near the MBTA station in her hometown, and $15 million to build an overpass over Route 128, also in Beverly.
		In Boxford, state representatives Barbara L'Italien, a Democrat, and Bradford Hill, a Republican, worked closely with Republican state Senator Bruce E. Tarr to secure language in the bond bill that will allow the state Highway Department to install a new storm water drainage system along Interstate 95.
		Democratic state Senator Steven A. Baddour, who chairs the Joint Committee on Transportation and represents all or parts of seven Essex County communities stretching from Methuen to Salisbury, vowed to work with the Romney administration to make sure that state transportation dollars flow to local municipalities.
	www.boston.com /news/local/articles/2004/08/15/lawmakers_tout_progress_on_local_issues_1092408928?mode=PF (526 words)

	Cambodia - Democratic Kampuchea
		In late 1987 Democratic Kampuchea was being governed under the political program of the PDFGNUK that had been adopted formally in December 1979 as "the provisional fundamental law...
		It guaranteed "democratic freedoms" in political, religious, and economic life; a parliamentary system based on a popularly elected national assembly under UN supervision; a national army; and a national economy respecting "individual or family productive activity." The program reflected the Khmer Rouge's attempt to create a new image attuned to moderation, nationalism, and patriotism.
		Son Sen served as commander in chief of the National Army of Democratic Kampuchea (NADK) and, in that capacity, as the Khmer Rouge chairman on the Coordinating Committee for National Defense.
	countrystudies.us /cambodia/73.htm (682 words)

	Political Parties (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Participation in democratic elections must be open to all parties that accept the democratic system and incorporate its essential principle into their internal operations as well as their external aims and conduct.
		The controversy over tolerance limits that a democratic system should show towards activities of groups and parties that are not democratic or that aim to eliminate the democratic system is as old as democracy itself.
		From a certain degree of maturity of the party system and the overall democratic system they are part of, the requirements for the internal operations of the political groups that attempt to accede to government or other representative functions are governed by more open and transparent rules.
	www.aceproject.org /main/english/lf/lfd05a (1666 words)

	In Memory: Democratic Representative Judy Showalter \| Kansas Democratic Party (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In honor of Representative Showalter, a member of the Kansas House of Representatives, Governor Sebelius has ordered flags on state buildings to be flown at half-staff on Thursday, July 28, 2005.
		Representative Showalter was first elected to the Legislature in 1997.
		She was one of the best representatives to intern for.
	www.ksdp.org /?q=node/view/1318 (919 words)

	Accurate Representation in Representative Democracy
		This is commonly referred to as "representative democracy", and depends upon voters choosing candidates who represent their views.
		This is like the reverse of a town hall, where the electorate goes to meet with their representative; the representative is going to the electorate.
		This might be called "accurate representative democracy", as opposed to our current system, which might be described as democratic oligarchy.
	www.phototour.minneapolis.mn.us /essays/democracy.html (2696 words)

	MFTSRP Retirees: Lansing Update RCC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Democrat Pam Byrnes, who in 2000 and 2002 mounted unsuccessful campaigns for this seat, found that the third time is the charm as she edged out Republican County Commissioner Joe Yekulis.
		Representative Randy Richardville, the current majority floor leader, was term-limited this year, and Monroe County Democrats, who had been trying to defeat him for six years, finally had a chance to win back this Democratic-leaning seat.
		Democrats hoped that the slight Democratic lean in the district would allow their challenger, Kingsford mayor Dennis Baldinelli, to reclaim the seat.
	retirees.mftsrp.org /lansing.html (2260 words)

	Representative Priscilla Dunn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		A Trustee and Sunday School teacher for the Shady Grove Baptist Church, Representative Dunn also serves on the Board of Directors for the Bessemer Civic Center, as President of the Humanistic Challengers Federated Club, Secretary of Girls, Inc. of Central Alabama, and as an instructor for the Jefferson County Congress of Christian Education.
		Additionally, she is President of the Concerned Citizens of Bessemer Cut-Off, and is the coordinator for the Jefferson County Democratic Conference.
		Representative Dunn is also a member of the Jefferson/Shelby Counties American Cancer Society Advisory Board and serves on the Board for the State Democratic Executive Committee.
	www.legislature.state.al.us /house/representatives/housebios/hd056.html (146 words)

	US Politics 2008
		This democratic platform is based on the democratic candidate holding the initiative and referendum process if and when elected.
		In a section on “Democrats and the military,” Marshall noted with great displeasure that a disproportionate number of officers in the military identify themselves as Republicans.
		The Democratic Party represents a section of the American ruling elite that, whatever its tactical differences with the Bush administration, agrees with the Republicans on all essential questions.
	myweb.ecomplanet.com /taps3333/mycustompage0009.htm (1998 words)

	NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Pak Gil Yon, the new Permanent Representative of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to the United Nations, presented his credentials today to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
		This will be the second time he has served as the Permanent Representative of his country to the United Nations, a position he also held from 1984 to 1996.
		Between 1978 and 1983, he was Section Chief, Deputy Director, and Director in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Earlier he had served as Consul for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s Consulate General to both Singapore and Myanmar.
	www.un.org /News/Press/docs/2001/bio3401.doc.htm (189 words)

	Finding Aid - Al Swift Congressional Papers
		By 1975 he had became chairman of a citizen's advisory committee on Bellingham schools and was appointed by Mayor Ken Hertz to the Bellingham Housing Authority.
		Throughout the 1978 campaign Swift was considered the underdog and his first hurdle was to gain the State Democratic Party nomination.
		Senator Henry Jackson's longtime press secretary, Brian Corcoran, was considered a "shoe-in" for the nomination yet Swift came from far behind to defeat Corcoran in the primary election by 3,881 votes.
	www.acadweb.wwu.edu /cpnws/swift/swiftbio.htm (457 words)

	PETITION TO THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES \| Nicaragua Living (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Inter-American Democratic Charter says; "Democracy is indispensable for the effective exercise of fundamental freedoms and human rights in their universality, indivisibility and interdependence, embodied in the respective constitutions of states and in inter-American and international human rights instruments.
		Under Article 17 of the Inter-American Democratic Charter Chapter IV states; "The Strengthening and Preservation of Democratic Institutions." The NCSR is requesting the assistance from the Secretary General or Permanent Council to mediate on the President of Nicaragua's behalf for the loss of his legitimate elected human right to exercise the power of the presidency.
		The four violations of the OAS Charter, which we have defined, Representative Human Rights, Corruption of Public Officials, Governmental Institutions and the Electoral Process are all derived from lack of representation from the people in their electoral districts of the country by the political party leaders of the National Assembly.
	www.nicaliving.com /node/view/661 (9296 words)

	CLINTON'S ROGUES GALLERY:
		Democrats portrayed Jasinski instead as a weak hitter who struck out in their party, losing his last three races for Democratic nominations.
		Fort Lauderdale is in a heavily Democratic area of Florida that the Clinton-Gore ticket carried in both the 1992 and 1996 presidential elections.
		Although flacks for the Texas Democratic Party have insisted to the media that no one should get the impression that Bush has strong support among Texas Democrats, surprising numbers of the state's leading Democrats have broken ranks unapologetically on the campaign trail to defend their state and Bush's record.
	www.alamo-girl.com /0432.htm (3609 words)

	[05 Sep 2000]: PRESS CONFERENCE BY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA
		The Democratic People's Republic of Korea was to be represented at the Summit by a 15-member delegation that included Kim Yong Nam, President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly.
		It was representative of the "insidious" and "brazen" nature of the United States to issue entry visas for the delegation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and even invite members to a reception to be hosted by the President of the United States, and then "fabricate" an incident, subsequently stopping the delegation half-way.
		During the Summit, he continued, the President of the Presidium had been expected to participate in bilateral meetings with representatives from South Korea and Japan, but since neither he nor any member of the delegation would be present, those important talks would have to wait.
	www.fas.org /news/dprk/2000/dprk-000905-06.htm (642 words)

	NACA is Back to Protect Georgia's Fair Lending Law From Predatory Lenders
		It had appeared that the Democratic Party had changed its base of support from working people, minority communities and elderly homeowners to exploitative lenders and investors.
		Democratic Representative Floyd sponsored a bill that would destroy Georgia's precedent setting legislation protecting the homes of hard working Georgians.
		Representative Floyd needs to make clear who he as the representative of the Democratic Party stands with.
	www.naca.com /press/pr/2003/2003-02-23.pbl (432 words)

	ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Press briefing by Secretary-General's Special Representative for Democratic ...
		Swing said the declaration issued at the high-level meeting last Thursday -- which brought together representatives from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi -- introduced "a phase in which we look forward to improving the neighbourhood, to improving good neighbourly relations" in the Great Lakes region.
		He said the declaration was a substantial step forward in addressing the necessary confidence-building measures to develop a better understanding in the region, and that it had set the tone for an upcoming international conference being planned for the coming year to discuss peace, stability, development, and democracy in the Great Lakes region of Africa.
		He said the budget increase from the previous year was needed to cover MONUC’s new obligations imposed in July by Resolution 1493, which included assisting the Government of National Unity and Transition in Kinshasa in demobilizing armed groups, overseeing an arms embargo and planning national elections to be held in two year’s time.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/rwb.nsf/AllDocsByUNID/e02935c164c2b79f85256db30078b805 (856 words)

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