Bill of Rights
Sir,—Susan Taylor (July 30) appears to misunderstand the true nature of democracy, and hence misunderstands the real implications of the Bill of Rights. Democracy means “government by the people,” so that in a democracy every citizen has some say in decisions made by the Government.
The way we exercise this power as v individuals is through our repre- / sentative in the House of Parlia-
ment, but if we neglect to exercise that power, the prerogative will obviously fall into the hands of few. The only guarantee that we have that the authority of the Government over us will not be abused is that we elect persons best able to represent our interests in the House and that we take an active interest in how they are in fact representing us. The Bill of Rights simply places a limit upon our representatives and shifts power into the hands of a non-elected few, viz, the Judiciary. — Yours, etc., MATTHEW J. JENKINSON. July 31, 1985.
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