French Democracy in Action

While this blog is typically America-focused, I think it is worthwhile to keep an eye on world events, as they sometimes will demonstrate a threat to Democracy. I ran across this blog post that is just such a case. Since the post is a translation from a French article, let me summarize (as opposed to quoting directly):

It seems that French President Sarkozy felt that he could not count on the Democratic Process (the Will of the People) to advance The Will of Sarkozy. Sarkozy wanted a hotly-disputed piece of legislation passed, so he resorted to abusing the process of Democracy to get his own way. When a vote on the legislation wasn't expected until next week, he had the French Secretary of State push the National Assembly to vote on the measure. At 10:45 at night! And only 16 people present, because many had gone home for the night! Of course, the measure passed with 75% of the vote of those present. What an abuse of Democracy! Anytime our elected officials feel they have to resort to measures like this to advance their agenda, they threaten Democracy and Liberty.

Meanwhile, America's own, very dear, President Barack Hussein Obama (the Destroyer of Wealth) feels it his duty to apologize to Europe for America's "arrogance" and "dismissive" attitudes towards Europe. This gushing (and disgusting) love poem is a clear demonstration that Obama wants America to become more like Europe: more socialized, more regulated, less wealthy, and less Free. These European "qualities" are the very reasons that lovers of Freedom, like myself, sometimes view Europe with a certain amount of disdain. There need be no apology for the "arrogance" to step in and defend Democracy -- especially on behalf of those who trample on it.