Initiatives v Oligarchy

Our Founders' Warning: “Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves are its only safe depositories.” (Thomas Jefferson)

Potable

Drinking water, also known as potable water, is water that is safe to drink or to use for food preparation.  About 1 to 2 billion people lack safe drinking water, a problem that causes 30,000 deaths each week./ (Wikipedia)