Pelosi "allegedly reeked of booze and slurred his words when officers arrived at the scene of the crash," the New York Post reported. We rely on contributions from our viewers and listeners to. We do not accept funding from advertising, underwriting or government agencies. In a democracy, each adult citizen must have one vote and each vote must have one value. Democracy Now is a 501(c)3 non-profit news organization.
Democracy 3 crashing free#
A democracy must be based on a free and fair election where those currently in power have a fair chance of losing. The people have a certain set of interests. In a democracy the final decision making power must rest with those elected by the people. Today, we the people is understood to mean all citizens, regardless of their beliefs, and length of their citizenship. Populism can also be defined as the people against the elite. Napa County police arrested Pelosi in May for driving drunk and crashing into another vehicle, causing "major collision damage." While a Napa attorney told Fox News that Pelosi's actions usually result in felony charges, the speaker's husband only faced two misdemeanor counts. From this perspective, populism is not a warning to democracy but rather to the liberal variant of it.
While Pelosi's plea deal includes a five-day jail term, Judge Joseph Solga said Pelosi had already served time and reduced the sentence to an eight-hour work program, some fines, and three years of probation.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D., Calif.) husband, multimillionaire Paul Pelosi, pleaded guilty to drunk driving and causing injury, allowing him to avoid any jail time, Fox News reported Tuesday.