Larry... now, hold on. I am interested in debating those issues on which we differ, and I hope you do not read my comments as an attack. I DO believe in the right of a country's citizens to elect their government by popular mandate, and I also believe that no other form of government is as true a reflection of the human will. Do injustices take place in democracies? Invariably. Has the transition from dictatorship to democracy in Eastern Europe been disastrous? Absolutely. And it is through a revelation of the injustices, as in your song/story, that pressure may be brought to bear on those responsible.

I don't agree with your assessment that the judicial system stands outside the political process- in many countries it is no more than the most effective tool of subjugation by which a repressive political regime deals with it's citizens. In the United States, the judicial process has certainly worked hand-in-hand with the elected government, and has for the most part reflected the will of the people in it's interpretation and application of that manifestation of the People's Will- the Constitution.

I would be very interested to know more about the "forced migration" policy of the US government as regards the Rom. I'm unaware of it, and certainly would find such a thing an outrage.

Additionally, I would never make the statement that all people in Czechoslovokia are better off since the collapse of the Communist government there. Yugoslavia is an obvious example of the fact that almost any governmental entity, no matter how repressive, is preferrable to anarchy and chaos. If the incident you relate is indicative of a wide-spread campaign against Rom, then we should all do whatever we can to stop it.