And the consent of the governed is expressed in elections, through ballots, votes that are cast by the people.
But they are now leaping aboard the democracy bandwagon, alarming those who believe that religious radicals are seeking to put in place strict Islamic law through ballots.
Opponents around the country vowed that they would eventually nullify the law through ballots and constitutional amendments.See articleThe Bush-Cheney campaign reached its goal of raising $200m double the amount it raised in 2000.
And in a sign that Afghans may learn to work out their differences through ballots, not bullets, Mr. Rezai said that the Party of Unity would nominate two or three candidates for mayor of Herat.
Republican observers, who were both inside the room and in the hallway outside, had few objections in the morning, as the canvassing board worked through ballots from predominantly Republican precincts in the northeastern part of the county.
Two of the four unaligned delegates at this year's ALP national conference have signalled they will support Senate preselections and national conference delegates being decided through ballots in which rank-and-file members have 50% of the vote.
