1. Another central plank in this revisionist argument was that there was no such thing as the popular will. 2. It is tempting for leaders to confuse the popular will with the voices of those who shout the loudest. 3. They are the product of a system created in less democratic times by Founders who wanted to temper the popular will. 4. However, Riha points out, Russia an instrument by which popular will, even if filtered by restrictive suffrage, could be expressed in legislation. 5. But officials in the chancery in the Lincoln Diocese said popular will has no relevance. 6. But Tsvangirai has not hesitated to compare Mugabe to Slobodan Milosevic of Yugoslavia, who was forced out of power by popular will. 7. Does that mean the popular will can be thwarted? 8. For Bush, success has come when changes have been modest or when he has not had to buck political interests or popular will. 9. If voters are willing to spring for easy answers, who are politicians to resist the popular will? 10. In light of the events of the last two weeks, the popular will is more difficult to ignore than ever. |