Democracy, at the Top, may be abstract; at the Bottom, it's a life-style

Democracy at the Top may be abstract, but at the Bottom, it becomes a life-style. That is absolutely necessary when a government has a huge collection of individuals at the Bottom. In a way, the Top is not any different from the Bottom, except that the Top has a duty to govern those at the Bottom. But, the Top is held to certain democratic principles. That's the only way to 'enclose' a government with authority to govern others like themselves, and who also ascended from the very same Bottom. In a way, the Top is fortunate because it has a duty too keep the Bottom democratic. However, one cannot forget that the authority to govern is given by the Bottom. There is no 'superiority' in the mere activity of governing; only different duties. The Top has duties; the Bottom has duties. However, the Top is in a position to change the way of governing. That's unfortunate, because the only reason there can be for that, is greed. Government is about People, real People and 'greed' is about one individual self who has elevated' him/her-self to an 'unjustifiable' position of authority. The human condition cannot monopolize some of the 'good' that has been created by the institution of government. That's greed at its worst; and when the motive to monopolize relates to money and possessions, its a form of disrespect for the Others like him/her self. Money and possessions is not a measurement of the 'human' aspects of the human condition in a 'condition of togetherness'. That's our dilemma folks. We have to live together; there's no other way. So lets follow the Constitution and implore our Representatives to do the same. Abstract democracy can be rendered measureable if we can 'see' the individual at the Bottom. The only way to do that is Number, not just abstractions. A Number will always be what it is; so is an individual.