We should have gone through this hell under the current dispensation because
the essential idea of democracy is that we have the right to determine who governs us and the constitution gives us the right to hold them accountable.
Not exact matches
«The exchange
of ideas and information is
essential to
democracy and good governance,» James said in a statement.
These
ideas are likely to have left an impression on the public, perhaps fueling cynicism about politics and about the democratic process, and undermining the trust in institutions and in one another, across lines
of difference, that is
essential for the functioning
of representative
democracy.