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NAN A. S. HAYWORTH: “Now, one of the leading news magazines in this country, we talk about the dangers of what it phrased as hyper-democracy.…”

On the recordJanuary 19, 1995
Now, one of the leading news magazines in this country, we talk about the dangers of what it phrased as hyper-democracy. The notion that somehow letters to the editor and appearing on talk radio and sending us faxes and sending us E-mail, somehow it is just too mind boggling; somehow it will muddy the water and somehow it will take America down the wrong road. Mr. Speaker, how on Earth can it be that a government which derives its powers from the consent of the governed can ever be led astray by the input of the governed? Mr. Speaker, to the people of America, we thank you for the mandate of November 8 and we ask the people of America to stay in tune, stay in touch, and stay on top of this revolution.
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NAN A. S. HAYWORTH
New York

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Addressing concerns about public input in government and the concept of hyper-democracy.

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