I don't recall who said it, and I'm too lazy to google it, but once people realize they can vote themselves goodies from the national treasury, democracy is over. Witness...
Thousands of students today laid siege to Westminster as MPs debated the coalition's controversial plans to raise tuition fees.
Around 20,000 protesters descended on central London as the demonstrations of recent weeks culminated in a final show of anger at the hike and the Liberal Democrats' U-turn.
As MPs discussed raising the ceiling on fees from £3,290 to £9,000 in the House of Commons ahead of the crunch vote at 5pm, students and activists poured through Westminster to Parliament Square.
A huge ring of steel has been put around Parliament amid fears anarchists determined to wreak havoc could hijack the protest and spark further riots.
Meanwhile...In America...
Leave it to our urban high school principals -- those stout-hearted, heroic figures, daily battling the forces of ignorance and cynicism -- to come up with a novel approach to solve our nation's public education woes. Yes, I said solve. As in, there's an app for that. Who would have thought it would be as easy as converting school libraries into coffee shops?
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And having nothing to do with the above, is this story at Doug Ross' site. Read it
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