Normally, following the law — which the impeachers were indeed doing — by design serves democracy.
No Emperor George for the newly created United States, a precedent that served democracy well.
But a Labastida victory could also serve democracy if it is achieved fairly.
This situation may suit Mr. Lieberman's job security needs, but it does not serve democracy or his Connecticut constituents well.
"People have strong opinions, and it does not serve democracy well if we ignore them or pretend that their views do not exist".
But in the interviews he did, in his speech today, he emphasises very much that he serves democracy, he's there for the people, he's there for parliament, he's not going to impose his ideas on Dutch society.
Here is a task for the superdelegates: to serve democracy by disregarding specious "rules" and ensuring that all elected delegates are seated to cast ballots according to the primary results.
You describe the scenario should he and Al Gore win the election, emphasizing that Mr. Lieberman's decision to run for both positions fails to "serve democracy or his Connecticut constituents well".
Van-Zoonen said that in his recent speeches and interviews the new king had shown "that he serves democracy, he's there for the people, he's there for parliament, he's not going to impose his ideas on Dutch society.
For a well-resourced and independent BBC, the Guardian's Peter Preston argued in his commentary on the BBC's Mahmood expose, freedom is the "in-house means to dig, expose, take risks, and clear its decks for action" – vital journalistic functions that serve democracy.
