what Obama does not seem to understand, what democracy is about

Submitted by myth (United States), Aug 16, 2010 at 19:10

what Obama does not seem to understand is that the construction of single mosque forces him, the president of the US, to interfere with a local matter in the city of New York by making a statement. Why is that ? Because the Cordoba-project gets between him and the majority of the people. He'd better represent the majority as a president. Pointing at legal rights is no excuse for there lies wisdom in the judgement of the people. That is what democracy is about.

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