We're in a republic, not a democracy. The founders were very careful to say they were worried about allowing people to directly elect representatives.

need to answer to the American people for their craven tactics that degrade our democracy.

Communism is not the opposite of democracy. Communism and capitalism are economic systems. Democracy and totalitarianism are political systems. There are democratic communists and totalitarian capitalists.

Of democracy, only the shoemaker can make the shoe. Only the wearer can tell if it fits.

Because it knows where you are, it can encourage you to see things and meet people you wouldn't normally see or meet.

If a burglar drops a cigarette or takes a swig of beer [at the crime scene], the investigator can submit the cigarette or bottle and just swab it. The prior technology couldn't handle a low level of DNA evidence like that.