> what's the population limit, really, for a well functioning democracy? I think that's the wrong question but it leads us to the corrective answer. The found

> what's the population limit, really, for a well functioning democracy? I think that's the wrong question but it leads us to the corrective answer. The founders provided us with a Bill of Rights, a constitution, separation of powers, and democratic processes for 2 of the 3 branches. Of these, the first two scale to as large a number as you wish. We need to start insisting on a robust interpretation of our civil rights. That was always the intended protection mechanism. [fix typo]