vote wisely, each citizen should listen to the views of the different parties and candidates, and then make his or her own decision on whom to support. Participation can also involve campaigning for a political party or candidate, standing as a candidate for political office, debating public issues, attending community meetings, civic meetings, petitioning the government, and even protesting. A vital form of participation comes through active membership in independent, non-governmental organizations, what we call "civil society." Democracy depends on citizen participation in all these ways. But participation must be peaceful, respectful of the law, and tolerant of the different views of other groups and individuals. For Democracy to work the people must becapable of making intelligent decisions. they must tell truth from falsehood. "DEMOCRACY: Government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and excersized directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electorial system." The roll of the people is thus to elect leaders that represent their opinions and values. Those elected individuals will then represent those people to the government; proportionatly to those who voted for them. Basically Power To The People. In proper democracies, the government is afraid of the people; rather than the people fearing and obeying the government. -AV.Ogloff