http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/james-wangmann/ James (@james_wangmann) is a 25 year old currently residing in Adelaide, SA. A recovering student poltician, he is interested in sunny days, the music of TISM and follows Melbourne Victory much to the chagrin of most of his friends. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/democracy-is-dead-long-live-democracy1/ Julia Gillard, Australia’s 27th Prime Minister, is apparently no Prime Minister at all. She is, as they say, ‘illegitimate’. This belief has become almost as entrenched in the national discourse as the word ‘discourse’ is entrenched in first year arts essays. To many, the circumstances surrounding Ms Gillard’s ascension to the nation’s highest office carried the complexity sufficient to completely erode its legality. Throw in a few taxes and a handful of independents, and you have the green light for all manner of nutbags citizens to observe the ‘death of democracy’ – a ritual replete with cardboard coffins cleverly decorated with the word ‘democracy’. feedback@thepunch.com.au (James Wangmann) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/democracy-is-dead-long-live-democracy1/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/democracy-is-dead-long-live-democracy1/#item7082 Sun, 06 Nov 2011 19:50:01 +0000 James Wangmann | Author bios | The Punch