News (Media Awareness Project) - LTE: Who Is the Servant? |
| Title: | LTE: Who Is the Servant? |
| Published On: | 1997-04-20 |
| Source: | New York Times Letters |
| Fetched On: | 2008-09-08 16:44:42 |
Who Is the Servant?
To the Editor:
When a winning ballot initiative is undone by a legislature ("Medical Use
of Marijuana to Stay Illegal in Arizona," news article, April 17),
democracy in America is down for the final count. (And does anyone need to
wonder why Americans fail to vote?) When a vote counts only if the
politicians agree, then a new meaning hovers around the notion of "public
servants." They're the masters; we're the servants.
LINDA STEWART New York, April 17, 1997
Copyright 1997 The New York Times Company
To the Editor:
When a winning ballot initiative is undone by a legislature ("Medical Use
of Marijuana to Stay Illegal in Arizona," news article, April 17),
democracy in America is down for the final count. (And does anyone need to
wonder why Americans fail to vote?) When a vote counts only if the
politicians agree, then a new meaning hovers around the notion of "public
servants." They're the masters; we're the servants.
LINDA STEWART New York, April 17, 1997
Copyright 1997 The New York Times Company
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