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It may seem an ideal situation Didymos Thomas however, the overall planning for community structure would have to lead above the rule of a singularity.
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We're talking about impossible, idealistic structures of society. The practical implications are such that both the pluralistic, independent commune is impossible as well as singular rule.
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Hey don't quote me on how your government works, I can not be sure I have a grip on the ins and outs of its workings.
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And I have no idea how the Australian democracy functions. In the US, we have many tiers of government. The most basic, and most important, are the state and federal (central government in Washington) levels. When we vote, we usually vote on many things. Take a Presidential election - all Americans will vote on the President, many Congressional seats will be up for contest, and various states will vote on referendum issues. An American might go in to vote for the President, and wind up casting ten other votes on any number of issues.
We also have a hierarchy of laws. State law may contradict Federal law, but Federal law is seem as supreme in these cases. However, when these conflicts do arise, a state might not enforce the Federal law, leaving enforcement up to the Federal government. There's also the issue of state's rights - powers not given to the Federal government which state government can invoke. For example, we might not have a prohibition against alcohol on a Federal level, but an individual state could pass such a measure. Enforcement would then be the burden of the state, and not the Federal government. State's rights have basically disappeared after the American Civil War.