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It's a government "for the people and by the people" and clearly the people either approve or doesn't care enough. So yes, "we" the people applies here.
by TeeMassive 3y ago
It's a government "for the people and by the people" and clearly the people either approve or doesn't care enough. So yes, "we" the people applies here.
- FooBarBizBazz 3y agoThis "for the people and by the people" thing does not appear to be empirically true. Here's a study out of Harvard: > Multivariate analysis indicates that economic elites and organized groups representing business interests have substantial independent impacts on U.S. government policy, while average citizens and mass-based interest groups have little or no independent influence. Testing Theories of American Politics: Elites, Interest Groups, and Average Citizens Martin Gilens and Benjamin I. Page https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/perspectives-on-politics/article/testing-theories-of-american-politics-elites-interest-groups-and-average-citizens/62327F513959D0A304D4893B382B992B https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/perspectives-on-poli...