even though Lieberman has been the popular choice of Connecticut for 18 years, "Democracy" says remove him because a small well-organized minority disagrees with his politics.

Since you obviously do not understand how elections work, let me try to explain. I'll use small words, if that helps.

In America, politicians serve something called "terms" (can you say "terms?"). This means that a politician who is elected does not get to stay in office forever. Instead, he has to run again when his "term" is up. Are you getting all this?

Joe Lieberman's "term" is about to expire, so he needs to run for election again. It does not matter that he has won elections before. He has to run again. This is what serving for a "term" means.

America's use of "terms" is different from some countries. In Cuba, for example, there is one all powerful politician. His name is Fidel Castro. Castro does not serve for a "term." Castro instead serves for "life." This means that Castro does not have to win another election like Joe Lieberman does.

So, you see, America and Cuba are different. Can you think of any other ways that America and Cuba are different?

Posted at July 4, 2006 12:07 PM in response to Independent Joe