...fact, not a law. The people of England regards itself as free; but it is grossly mistaken, it is free only during the election of members of parliament. As soon as they are elected, slavery overtakes it, and it is nothing.38 Rousseau consequently advocates the principle of direct...

...the Canadian state. 35 As Rousseau observed, the English system of parliamentary democracy is free "only during the election of members of Parliament. As soon as they are elected, slavery overtakes it, and it is nothing": JeanJacques Rousseau, The Social Contract, trans. GDH Code...

...Contract that the people of England regards itself as free; but it is grossly mistaken. It is free only during the election of members of Parliament. As soon as they are elected, slavery overtakes it, and it is nothing. The use it makes of the short moments of liberty it enjoys...

...Rousseau, ed. Grimsley 190: "The English people thinks it is free; it is greatly mistaken, it is free only during the election of Members of Parliament; as soon as they are elected, it is enslaved; it is nothing. The use it makes of its freedom during the brief moments it has it fully warrants its...

...despotism.' Rousseau frankly considered elective representation a form of deception. '[The people] are free only during the election of members of parliament. As soon as they are elected, slavery overtakes it. The use [the people] makes of its short moments of liberty it enjoys merits losing...

...wield wide powers of discretion. It was Rousseau who first remarked, " The English people ... is free only during the election of members of parliament : as soon as they are elected it is enslaved." To make Parliament responsible to the electorate is to offer little consolation to the democrat, unless...