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To: maceng2 who wrote (169723)	6/2/2002 6:30:44 PM
From: Don Lloyd	Respond to of 436258

Pearly, ...I think I know the argument...The people with less will try and take from those with more.... It's more than that. Almost all issues that can be voted on directly affect very few people, but those people are affected intensely. But the decisions will be the result of 50.1% of voters making virtually completely uninformed decisions based on whim at best, or widespread lies at worst. There will always be a good chance of collecting majority support for such policies as hanging red-headed male citizens born in states starting with the letter M. Regards, Don

To: maceng2 who wrote (169723)	6/2/2002 7:00:20 PM
From: Win-Lose-Draw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

I think I know the argument...The people with less will try and take from those with more No! The argument is that true democracies end up looking rather fascist through tyranny of the majority. As one of the American founding fathers pointed out a major, major role of government is to protect the minority from the majority. That is difficult, if not impossible, in a full-on democracy where the majority gets even a little riled-up.