Fred Fransen: The Experiment Continues: Government and Presidential Powers Are Limited … by Design - DC Journal
"Instead of (and in contrast to) a strictly democratic system of government, ours’ is defined by the protection of individual rights. People have not flocked to this country for hundreds of years to participate in democratic elections. There are many places where they can do that, often in a purer democratic form. Instead, they are attracted to America because our individual rights are protected by our political, legal and social institutions."