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Politics : Al Gore vs George Bush: the moderate's perspective
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To: quasar_1 who wrote (6284)11/16/2000 2:00:03 AM
From: Dan B.  Read Replies (1) of 10042
 
You're welcome for the question, Q.

Re: "An armed insurrection against the US government would be a repudiation of the political authority of the elected
government, would embody political disorder and confusion, and would abrogate the common democratic
standard of majority rule through law. This is the textbook definition of anarchy."

How can I know "abrogating the common democratic standard of majority rule through law" must follow from our government being overthrown? This was not a premise.

Re: "These immigrants defined themselves
as a free people with common political institutions and a consent to freely elected democratic government. The
political institutions as defined in the Constitution were not tolerant of armed revolt against the state.
Political and individual disputes were settled by the rule of law backed by Constitutional authority—the authority we
as citizens consent to freely. In essence, armed physical revolt against the majority freely elected government by
its citizens dissolves the very fabric of the democracy. It negates the contract of the Constitution."

Swell. Try some Lysander Spooner, you'll like it. There is a clear un-agreed to premise here. That is that something rotten is imposed as a result, or at least something anarchaic and far less agreeable to the people than what they had before. You'd need to stipulate that beforehand, then you'd be correct in the main, I reckon.

As the immigrants in your piece above thought of themselves, so might the overthrowing parties.

I believe the constitution indeed reveres the right to revolt, hence the opportunity to vote for more constitutional government by voting for Harry Browne this year. Anyway, 'Tis good it's possible to get it done without violence if we want.

Freedom Works,

Dan B
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