Jul 12 2009

Who Said This?

Published by Aurelius at 6:03 am under Elections

Who Said This?
This is about more than just holding elections. It’s also about what happens between elections. (Applause.) Repression can take many forms, and too many nations, even those that have elections, are plagued by problems that condemn their people to poverty. No country is going to create wealth if its leaders exploit the economy to enrich themselves — (applause) — or if police — if police can be bought off by drug traffickers. (Applause.) No business wants to invest in a place where the government skims 20 percent off the top — (applause) — or the head of the Port Authority is corrupt. No person wants to live in a society where the rule of law gives way to the rule of brutality and bribery. (Applause.) That is not democracy, that is tyranny, even if occasionally you sprinkle an election in there. And now is the time for that style of governance to end. (Applause.)

 
In the 21st century, capable, reliable, and transparent institutions are the key to success — strong parliaments; honest police forces; independent judges — (applause); an independent press; a vibrant private sector; a civil society. (Applause.) Those are the things that give life to democracy, because that is what matters in people’s everyday lives.

Was it Ronald Reagan, about Nicaragua?

Was it Jimmy Carter talking about Palestine?

Or, maybe, it B H Obama, talking to the Ghanaian Parliament?

Too bad he doesn’t believe in open government here in the United States.  And most of us would be overjoyed with a government that ONLY took 20% off the top!

One Response to “Who Said This?”

  1. Glenn Cassel AMH1(AW) USN Retiredon 14 Jul 2009 at 7:05 am

    Communist and therefore a TRAITOR.

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