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Anyway , I too spent my between-blog downtime contemplating this all-important issue of song selection . Democratic institutions , including a relatively independent judiciary and a Parliament that can both initiate legislation and provide a degree of oversight to the executive branch , were built into the country 's political framework at its independence in 1943 . In other words , you never opt for the easy songs , but those that have a lot of range and that are harder to sing . The overarching objective of NDI activities in Bahrain is to improve the prospects for a more inclusive and viable democratic transition process by fostering the civil participation of citizens and accountable and effective political societies . Fertile groundPeople spend their entire careers trying to dissect the seeds of terrorism and the people who engage in it .