And if a conservative congressman like me can join with geeks of all political persuasions to rewrite the special interest Hollywood script, we can forge an alliance to protect an open Internet, support economic freedom and secure smarter self-governance.
However, it must be recognized that voting is not an infallible litmus test for democracy; rather, it functions as a procedural device that is normally regarded as the best instrument for securing the ideal of self-governance.
The Washington Post's Erik Wemple wrangled the opinion of one legal eagle yesterday, and the long and the short of it is that the city's footing, in terms of passing their own laws and fulfilling self-governance, is never that secure.
In both countries, fledgling and democratically elected governments are making visible progress toward self-governance.
Yet the JSA's self-governance does depend on its doing some governing.
Panchayats (local self-governments) elected by local body elections are present in many villages for self-governance.
Begin has agreed to self-governance for Palestinian Arabs.
Gibraltar, however, would exercise greater noncolonial self-governance.
She went on, "It took away our right to self-determination, self-governance, and democracy".
We are the greatest experiment in self- governance the world has ever known, and part of that self-governance comes self-scrutiny, even of the highest officials.
The concept of self-governance, from my perspective, outside of our current governance structures, I find offensive".
