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[QUOTE]Originally posted by MinutiaeMan: [QB] Something that I recall someone (somewhere, maybe not at Flare) pointing out is that in the 650+ hours of Star Trek out there, I don't think that the word "democracy" has been mentioned once in reference to the Federation system of government. The closest I can recall is President Jaresh-Inyo commenting on his selection for the post... but the context of that conversation seemed to imply that he was chosen by a small number of people -- the Federation Council, for example. And it's not that unusual an idea. After all, the UN Secretary General is chosen by the Security Council, rather than holding world-wide elections. Perhaps, considering the relative disparity of cultures in the early years (even in ENT's universe rather than some speculative fandom history) there would not be enough commonality on the "grassroots" level to make universal population-level presidential elections a practical matter. 'Course, the same could be said of the US elections in 1800. Any History student could tell you how that turned out... :D [/QB][/QUOTE]
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