In a democracy, people need to trust that they will be treated fairly. They need to know they can vote like anyone else, that they will be treated just as…
Month: January 2019
Emergency Powers
In any republic, much depends upon the trust of political leaders and the people that election winners will not use their power to entrench themselves at the expense of the losers. In fact, entrenchment has been a feature of many governments around the world. Leaders find an excuse to act outside of normal law – by declaring a state of emergency.