aGameOfThrones
06-15-2013, 07:47 PM
Should each state have it? Should the federal government have it?
Procedure under the Athenian democracy in which any citizen could be expelled from the city-state of Athens for ten years. While some instances clearly expressed popular anger at the citizen, ostracism was often used preemptively. It was used as a way of neutralizing someone thought to be a threat to the state or potential tyrant.
Don't ostracize me and I will promise you a lot of stuff from other people.
Procedure under the Athenian democracy in which any citizen could be expelled from the city-state of Athens for ten years. While some instances clearly expressed popular anger at the citizen, ostracism was often used preemptively. It was used as a way of neutralizing someone thought to be a threat to the state or potential tyrant.
Don't ostracize me and I will promise you a lot of stuff from other people.