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		tylersmith on Aug 9, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: One Bad Apple > The governing bodies should obey the people not the other way around. Then they wouldn't be the governing body. By definition the governing body does not obey the people; they govern the people.

fumar on Aug 9, 2021 [–]

Isn't a democratic governing body representing the will of the people and society?

tylersmith on Aug 9, 2021 | [–]

No, they represent themselves.

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