tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963508092996469398.post5303671309719159351..comments2024-03-11T08:42:35.330+01:00Comments on Nasir Khan blog: The U.S. Game Plan in PakistanNasir Khanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16981781828241865509noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963508092996469398.post-24361900481735425432007-11-20T07:36:00.000+01:002007-11-20T07:36:00.000+01:00A fundamental redline exists in the concept of dem...A fundamental redline exists in the concept of democracy. If a country does not have an independent judiciary, it is not a democracy. "Democracy" does not mean everyone agrees; it means the minority has rights and individuals have the right to disagree. The concept of disagreeing has little meaning if the boss defines "disagreement." An institution independent of the management team must exist to determine whether or not fair play exists. Various ideas have been tried and, at least in tribal scale traditional societies, some work quite well - consensus, listening to the elders. But in a large, modern society, an independent judiciary is the only solution so far discovered. A country that makes war on its judiciary is not a democracy. To look the other way on this issue is to support dictatorship.William deB. Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07103937881679464836noreply@blogger.com