Democracy in the House

Thu, 01 Jun 1995

When Mr. Soegih Arto (ABRI true democrats, The Jakarta Post, May 26, 1995) wrote on the Armed Forces, just who did he think he was kidding, apart from himself?

Let me single out just one point: "... (Armed Forces) have 100 appointed representatives in the House of Representatives". This, he appears to think, indicates that Armed Forces members are true democrats.

But does he not realize that such an appointed presence in what is supposed to be an elected legislature is not democratic?

JAMES RICHARDS

Jakarta

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