Dictatorship Disliker Gifts

'Does anyone else have an opinion of their own?'

"That's six 'noes' and one 'aye', the ayes have it"

You're on "Ask Sadie." What's your problem?! Super delegates. A candidate could win the most votes in the primaries but lose anyway of the superdelegates want someone else! Can you believe that? Oh stop yer sniveling. In my day, the parties chose candidates in smoke-filled backrooms without even pretending the people get a vote. At least this charade gets you out of the house. Gets the blood pumping. I guess.

"You know I hate birthdays!"

"Sure, you're a dictator, son, but Muriel's boy is an absolute dictator."

Citizens' Jury - 'The jury thinks you should get rid of Citizens' Juries.'

Bush vs. America

"Just remember, you could end up just like me. . . dead and hanging upside down at a gas station. . ."

Democracy - one of the drawbacks.

Oliverachy - Short-lived political system where leaders were chosen by how many olives they could fit in their mouths.

'Hey, Pops...the peasants are out of food again and I wrecked my Mercedes... What do we do about it?'

"Not exactly - He believes that the ends justify BEING mean."

CONGRESS, 'No, no, you don't HAVE to fool all of the people all of the time - you just need to CONFUSE them!'

"But I don't want my constituents to vote for the most qualified candidate! I want them to vote for me!"

"An election is like a car repair where the car owner has to pay a lot of money to have old broken parts replaced with new broken parts."

"I want a large pepperoni, pronto! And don't be stingy with the cheese. No anchovies! If I find one anchovy, I'll have your head on a pole. . ."

"Dear diary: Pillage, conquer, scheme, poison — same old thing. Plus, my new robe makes me look fat!"

'I'll let you in on a little secret, son: If you're really, REALLY careful, absolute power only corrupts a little bit.'

Psychiatry. I'm starting to take it personally when people say we have a representative government.

Old dictator Lukashenko

"So apart from stop being 'lying hypocritical uncaring bastards who'd promise anything to get back in power'...is there anything else we might do to secure your vote?"

Stalin's toothpaste: USSR

'I hate networking.'

"I want to be feared as a tyrant, loved as a father, and revered as a god, but I also want them to think I'm funny."

Poll. If the election was being held today, where would you hide?

'Lucifer casts out into Hell'

'And you? Any New Year revolutions?'

Parliament

'Well in two years time, I might just not vote for you to be emperor again.'

A military leader lies dead with a pin in his back

Why America Is the Best Democracy in the World

Even a Broken Democracy

Elect Fred O. Pittley: The Candidate of ALL the special interests.

'Grandpa, why do you like to live here in Germany?'

"We can't come to an agreement about how to fix your car, Mr. Simons. Sometimes that's the way things happen in a democracy."