“America does not at the moment have a functioning democracy.”

— Jimmy Carter

Referring to mass surveillance by the government in the United States.[NSA Controversy: Jimmy Carter Says U.S. "Has No Functioning Democracy", International Business Times, July 18, 2013, http://www.ibtimes.com/nsa-controversy-jimmy-carter-says-us-has-no-functioning-democracy-1351389, 8-11-2013]
[NSA-Affäre: Ex-Präsident Carter verdammt US-Schnüffelei, Der Speigel, July 17, 2013, http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/nsa-affaere-jimmy-carter-kritisiert-usa-a-911589.html, 8-11-2013]
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