Freedom Flyer May 1990 Cover

Freedom Flyer 16

the official newsletter of the
Freedom Party of Ontario

May 1990




OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE, AND FOR THE PEOPLE

-DEMOCRACY RECONSIDERED-

BURLINGTON, LONDON, OAKVILLE, WOODSTOCK (November, 1989 - May 1990) - Regular readers of Freedom Party's publication, Consent, will be familiar with the series of essays Can We Survive Democracy? concerning our warnings of the dangers inherent in any democratic system that allows itself to degenerate into simple majority rule; many, however, may not be aware that we have been gradually presenting these warnings to the public and that a great deal of positive interest has been generated by our activity.

For example, in Oakville and Burlington, FP's regional vice-president William Frampton's two editorials on the democratic process were published in the pages of the Oakville Beaver and the Burlington Post, editorials which both challenged the principle of majority rule and offered an alternate, more representative way of voting for those who represent us in government. The articles have been reproduced for your interest: Democracy can be used to oppress minorities and Reforming Canada's election laws.

Meanwhile in London on January 11, 1990, a London Free Press editorial headlined Upholding rule of law is everyone's concern sparked a debate in that paper's editorial pages that ultimately involved FP's action director Marc Emery, president and leader Robert Metz, and provincial secretary Jack Plant, among others. We've reproduced samples of the debate, pro and con, so that you can decide which arguments hold true.

Majority-rule democracy was openly challenged in the community of Woodstock where FP action director Marc Emery's address to the high-school United Nations assembly at the Fairview Centre earned him some coverage in the Woodstock Sentinel Review. Judging by the audience's animated response and questions directed at Emery following his presentation (and by the inquires generated about Freedom Party after the event), interest in the health of our democracy is running high.




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