Contrasting Democracies

October 26th, 20098:43 am @

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Contrasting Democracies

The new American way: Barack Obama has announced that he will publish a “guestbook” of those who come to see him in the White House, claiming that it is the voters’ right to know who he is talking to before making decisions.

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The new and old Icelandic way: Johanna Sigurdardottir has refused to publish a “guestbook” of those who come to see her because she has no legal obligation to do so.

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