Warm Body Democracy

I heard that term the other day and it struck a chord. In Athens male citizens above a certain age voted and what was decided upon affected them as well as others. For instance, if it was decided that war was to be, you and your boys better get the armor out and get ready. Of course, that was a direct democracy.

Over the years various groups have been allowed into the decision making process to the point that now any warm body (along with Mickey Mouse and that dead goldfish) are on the voter rolls. The author who used the phrase "warm body democracy" was warning that as soon as the dependent class finds out that they can vote themselves a pay raise, it's over. Sounds kind of like Congress huh?

My dad used to say that, "The inmates were running the place." We may have reached that tipping point.