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'California would be voted most democratic place on earth: there are elections for almost every public post - including the judiciary (is this healthy?) and school boards. There have also been doze...ns of 'ballot initiatives' which can be forced on the electorate if enough signatures are collected. So in one sense California has a very pure form of democracy. On the other hand, in largely Spanish-speaking Santa Ana, a sizeable percentage of the citizens are illegal, and have no democratic rights.'
'California would be voted most democratic place on earth: there are elections for almost every public post - including the judiciary (is this healthy?) and school boards. There have also been doze...ns of 'ballot initiatives' which can be forced on the electorate if enough signatures are collected. So in one sense California has a very pure form of democracy. On the other hand, in largely Spanish-speaking Santa Ana, a sizeable percentage of the citizens are illegal, and have no democratic rights.'
| Series: | Looking for democracy |
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| First transmission date: | 2005-09-18 |
| Published: | 2005 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OU Digital Archive web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:22:30 |
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| Producer: | David Edmonds |
| Contributor: | Robin Lustig |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Subject terms: | Democracy--United States; Democracy--United States--California |
| Production number: | AUDA105B |
| Available to public: | no |
