After Sage told me about a speech Sherrod Brown made in which he said that if the Bill of Rights was put to a vote the people probably wouldn't pass it, I've been thinking a lot about democracy and liberty. After all, just because you have the right to vote doesn't mean you'll ever bother to or that you'll inform yourself with some facts before doing so and it doesn't mean that you'd want every person (based on religion, ethnicity, even sexual preference) to have the same rights & freedoms you may want for yourself. Fear, bigotry, instability, religion, complacency, etc. are often factored in when the people vote, if they vote at all. It would be a great thing if the Iraqi people would embrace not just democracy but also equal liberty for all it's people but as history has shown it's just not that simple. Just read a U.S. history book.

Anywho - I just read the following article and think I'm going to read the book it's about to further learn about this subject...

Here's Your Vote; Liberty Can Wait