Quote Originally Posted by it-ogo View Post
At a deeper level than propaganda the strong point of contemporary Democracy TM is recognized as a system of checks and balances, which provides an effective mechanism of the rotation of personalities in power and allows to avoid avalanche-like accumulation of errors by one person or small group of persons (which is typical for not so well balanced systems).
The problem with the system of balances is the fact that it's been very thoroughly researched during the years it's been in effect. Every system (including this one) has its weak points and therefore politicians and government officials and, of course, judges know them perfectly and have a workaround around nearly all restrictions.