Kerim Aydin wrote: >Why does the phrase "it's just a temporary safeguard for democracy" make >me feel uneasy?
Because you know some history. I feel uncomfortable uttering the phrase, too. But this "temporary safeguard" has the unusual feature that it operates by imposing a more democratic procedure than would otherwise apply. If it stays around, the worst that happens is that we have less of the undemocratic subgame. -zefram