“The founders understood that democracy would inevitably evolve into a system of legalized plunder unless the plundered were given numerous escape routes and constitutional protections such as the separation of powers, the Bill of Rights, election of senators by state legislators, the electoral college, no income taxation, most governmental functions performed at the state and local levels, and myriad other constitutional limitations on the powers of the central government.” StatesGovernmentGivenLevelsDemocracyRightsCollegeUnderstoodFunctionElectionBillsProtectionSeparationIncomeLocalsLimitationEvolveFoundersSenatorsRoutesTaxationIncome TaxLegislatorsBill Of RightsPlunderSeparation Of PowersElectoral CollegeCentral Government Author:Thomas DiLorenzo
“Nowhere has democracy ever worked well without a great measure of local self-government, providing a school of political training for the people at large as much as for their future leaders.” PeopleWellsSelfGovernmentSchoolPoliticalLeaderDemocracyTrainingLocalsProvidingSelf-governmentFuture Leaders Author:Friedrich August von Hayek
“In a democracy, it is the people who are sovereign. Therefore, with regard to the promotion of democracy at the local, country and regional levels, civil society must have a stronger voice in all political processes.” PeopleCountryPoliticalProcessVoiceLevelsDemocracyStrongerRegardLocalsSovereignPromotionCivil Society Author:Alfred-Maurice de Zayas
“To be clear, civilization is not the same as society. Civilization is a specific, hierarchical organization based on 'power over.' Dismantling civilization, taking down that power structure, does not mean the end of all social order. It should ultimately mean more justice, more local control, more democracy, and more human rights, not less.” ShouldHumansMeanDoeEndsOrderSocialJusticeDemocracyClearRightsCivilizationOrganizationStructureHuman RightsLocalsSocial Order Author:Derrick Jensen
“That's really a part of my nature , it goes along with autonomy and independence of action - it's just that I don't identify with the local group, no matter what it is, whether it's the human species or the American democracy, the nation, the country, religions, political parties, nothing. None of these have my allegiance because I'm not really concerned with what they do. I don't feel a part of any of this.” FeelsHumansCountryMatterActionPoliticalNationsPartyDemocracyGroupsConcernedNo Matter WhatIndependenceSpeciesLocalsPolitical PartiesAutonomyAllegianceHuman SpeciesAmerican Democracy Author:George Carlin
“For those who can, one of the things to do is not to move. To stay put. That doesn't mean don't travel; it means have a place and get involved in what can be done in that place. That's the only way we're going to have a representative democracy in America. Nobody stays anywhere long enough to take responsibility for a local community.” WayMeanLongDoneEnoughAmericaMovingCommunityResponsibilityDemocracyInvolvedLocalsThings To DoRepresentativesTaking ResponsibilityGet InvolvedLocal CommunityDemocracy In America Author:Gary Snyder
“...Local prohibitions cannot block advances in military and commercial technology... Democratic movements for local restraint can only restrain the world's democracies, not the world as a whole.” WorldWholeTechnologyDemocracyMilitaryMovementDemocraticLocalsBlockRestraintProhibition Book:Engines of Creation Source: Engines of Creation
“I think it is a simple statement of principle that in a democracy you should make your MPs work harder for your vote and try and get at least majority support in their local area, and that in a nutshell is what AV does.” ThinkingShouldTryingDoeSimplePrinciplesSupportDemocracyHard WorkAreasVoteHarderMajorityStatementsLocalsWork HarderMps Author:Nick Clegg
“I was previously involved in local and state politics, but not national, because grassroots democracy starts at the bottom. This was the breaking point for me, though - and it made the case that in order to fight locally, we have to fight nationally; we can't afford to neglect any area of life in this democracy.” MadeStatesOrderFightingCasesDemocracyInvolvedAreasBottomLocalsNeglectGrassrootsPoint Break Author:Jill Stein