Coles Co., Ill. (ECWd) –
During the public comment portion of the December 2023, Coles County Board meeting, board member and Eastern Illinois University English Professor, Gail Mason, read a lengthy prepared statement – watch it below or click here.
If you are interested in the different forms of government, and what form of government each country in the world is, see this CIA World Fact Book (here).
It is clear, Mason talks about the United States as a Democracy – while we are actually a Constitutional Federal Republic, even Article IV, Section 4, of the United States Constitution states that “The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government…”
During her speech, she mentioned fake news and “alternative” facts, then went on the speak about the differences between a democracy and fascist or authoritarian rule. Clearly, Mason needs to further educate herself as to the difference between a Constitutional Republic and a Democracy.
Her words gave examples from the extremes, which can be observed on both sides of the political aisle, although we suspect she was only talking about the far right.
