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		ensignavenger on Feb 15, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Pirate Bay Trial - A Spectrial Actually, there are no branches in a democracy- all decisions are made by a vote of the people. What you describe, my friend, is a Republic. But your point is still valid.

mixmax on Feb 15, 2009 [–]

Sorry about that, my history and social sciences are a little rusty :-)

ensignavenger on Feb 15, 2009 | [–]

That is quite all right- confusing a Democracy with a Republic is a common misconception, one which I feel obliged to correct as often as possible.

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