No?
Don't you wonder why I didn't use the term? Ever wonder why people on the forum here seldom use the term? Ever wonder why the term appears in the Chinese constitution but not in the US constitution?
Are you aware that the US is not a democracy, never has been, and was never intended to be a democracy, although God knows people keep trying to shove us in that direction?
Evidently not, but you're not alone- even the folks who demonstrated in Tianamen square didn't 'get it,' a fact which was obvious when they toted out the 'goddess of democracy,' a Statue of Liberty knock off. Liberty is not democracy nor is democracy liberty. Even US politicians get that one screwed up, and throw the term democracy around as if it is a good thing of which no one can get enough. That bad habit of misusing the term has everyone befuddled, and it has gotten to the point now that the word's meaning has become so arbitrary it may as well mean nothing.
Checks and balances - which I did refer to, are diametrically opposed to 'democracy,' which is one of the reasons they were created. You're in error when you assumed that checks and balances were synonymous with 'democracy,' and then paraded on with trying to equate totally different forms of government with ours under the broad heading of 'democracy,' as if this country fits under that label, which it does not.
You said something else which is quite disturbing, but I will address it later. Let's see if someone else notices what it was.
Now, back to the actual topic of the thread. Go back and read the article at the top of the thread, and realize that laying off workers isn't the central theme and is not what the author of the article was taking issue with. I am assuming you are Chinese because you seemed to be missing everything in the article which would be obvious to an American, whether liberal or conservative. You're Chinese, are you not? That's perfectly OK, I just want to clear the air so I know where you're coming from.