On 28/12/06, Jeff V. Merkey jmerkey@wolfmountaingroup.com wrote:
If they are matching contributions and supporting Wikimedia websites, its the call of our elected officials (who we voted to represent our views and act on our behalf).
But even within a representative democracy there must be a certain level of public consultation. Unlike a representative democracy, a manifesto was not put forth to be carried out by the candidates -- one would expect more consultation.