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In the name of the people.

Publication: Arena Magazine
Publication Date: 01-FEB-03 		Format: Online - approximately 916 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: In the name of the people.(Editorial)

Article Excerpt
As assaults on what is left of the public sphere are daily renewed, it seems that any political decision can be justified by appeal to `democracy' --understood as the imposition of majority will on the general population. Appeals to `democracy' are the standard justification for almost any policy decision, including the detention of asylum seekers in violation of international obligations, not to mention basic considerations of human rights. These appeals to the popular will are more often more rhetorical than an accurate reflection of what people want, but they serve to add a veneer of legitimacy to what in other times would appear as reprehensible decisions. Such an application of `democracy' was well illustrated in December last year, by the decision by the Baulkham Hills Shire Council, located in north-western Sydney, to reject a building application...

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