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Re: American "Democracy"
Posted By: wintermute, on host 195.153.64.90
Date: Thursday, May 31, 2001, at 07:39:19
In Reply To: Re: American "Democracy" posted by Faux Pas on Thursday, May 31, 2001, at 07:00:06:

> > I often wondered how people could claim the US is a democracy when it's a criminal offence to run for office on certain platforms. Communism comes immediatly to mind, but there are others as well.
>
> That is untrue.
>

In 1953, The Alien Registration Act of 1940 was extended to illgalise membership of the American Communist Party.

winter"Woohoo! I researched!"mute


Link: One of the many sources I found.

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