Chaire Alexander,
No prob
. As long as Locatus and I can tell each other a part there is no problem, is there?
I may not have clearly gotten the meaning of what you said, but I hope you're not saying that modern women should, in your ideal, be deprived of their right to vote?
In any case, actually I don't really agree that Greek democracy is the best way to run a state. I think it leads to instability for a number of reasons. The first one is that, since the population also took part in the legislation efforts and in justice, it was easily swayed by demagogues who may not always have had noble intentions (cf the process against Sokrates, which made Plato detest Athenian democracy forever).
Of course, íf the population is reasonably educated it would be a little better (in ancient Greece this wasn't the case so people were even more suceptible to clever wordplays and sophisms), and I like the idea put forward by some modern political parties of referenda on important matters. It gives the people a sense of involvement. On the other hand, if for example 50 laws are created per year, this means that the population has to vote 50 times, which is I think about 3 times every month. Imagine the money wasted on campaigning, the time lost voting... eventually people will get very tired with politics. That's what I think
.
Kat'èrènèn,
Drakon
Gn. Dionysius Draco Invictus