Thank you Moonlight. This is the tyranny of democracy. In the past we had kings who thought they were divine and could do anything they liked. However their power meant many others coveted their crowns and they could lose their lives at any time. Louis XVI and Charles I come to mind but there would be countless other examples. Then we had dictators who were just as nuts but without the crown. A lot of them also met premature ends such as Saddam and Ceausescu. With democracy we have no such recourse. Fellows get elected by foul means and claim to have the mandate of the people. It may be a couple of hundred hanging chads out of some 40% of the people who voted but it entitles you to start a war with hundreds of thousands of deaths. Mandate of the people. It allows Blair to support the same war against the opposition of 80% of the people but keep on lying that bombs in the London Underground were unconnected to the Iraq war. In India criminals stand for election because once in government they are in control of the police and can interfere with any investigation. People vote for one set of thugs not because they prefer this lot but because they have no choice and think the other lot may be worse. Politicians can vote any perk for themselves plunder the exchequer and hide behind national security. Tyranny of democracy. What is the solution?