What about non-democracies where the people do not get a vote? How should their population be counted?


If the common people are not represented, no, it is not democracy by definition.


Um...when?



Ok. Now I can address your comment.


So you are saying the UN's authority comes from....the UN?

If our invasion of Iraq was illegal, why is the UN recognizing the new Iraqi government as legitimate? Shouldn't they be demanding that Saddam's government be put back into power? isn't Saddam the legally recognized ruler of Iraq?



I need proof that it we deliberately targeted civilians. The fact that civilians were killed does not mean they were deliberately targeted.

I thought I already answered that question. Are you saying you cannot provide this evidence?

You have to realize that it is very important to use what the target was. It's an unfortunate fact of modern warfare that when you start throwing around high explosives some civilians will probably be killed.

This is especially the case when the army in question goes to ground and so you have to start going after their supply line.

And even moreso when the country being bombed does not attempt to get its civilians out of harms way. I guess a comment to anyone else who finds themselves in a similar situation. If you work in a type of building that someone is actively targeting, consider calling in sick for a week or so. If they are bombing bridges try to avoid crossing those.

Can you be a communist in USA?Is it legal to be a member of communist party?I whant to know.

Yup. Go ahead and send them some money if you like.
http://www.cpusa.org/

Though with capitalists like the democrats who needs communists?

Yes. Actually, we have more than one.

The United States has no banned parties.

Communist Parties:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_Party_USA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolut...rty%2C_USA
http://www.yclusa.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociali...ited_States%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workers_World_Party

Socialist Parties:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist_Party_USA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_Families_Party
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democra...sts_of_America
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom...t_Organization
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationa...ited_States%29

Here is a more complete list of current US political parties:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of..._United_States

You mean that isnt CompUSA's new website? =(

OK thanks.Not long ago in US there was a deth penalty for being a communist.

Um...no there wasnt. Who told you that? heh heh

No, there has never been a death penality in the US for being communist. Or any other political party for that matter. Even at the height of the McCarthy era communism was not illegal.

What????What abotut J.E Hoover?How many people did he killed.

Um, "none" sounds about right. Please post your evidence to the contrary.