Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : A US National Health Care System? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: TimF who wrote (12193)	12/9/2009 3:34:04 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42652

As for representative democracy, I'm not arguing against it, I'm just saying it doesn't equal or imply consent. The framers believed it did. "Consent of the people" is defined as the majority. I don't think having elected politicians vote a policy in to effect changes the basic moral nature of the policy. Well "moral nature" is bringing in a whole new dimension... one that is REALLY in the eye of the beholder. Don't even want to go there. Not at all. The constitution doesn't address this issue. The rule of law? You were arguing that people should be free not to follow the law without repercussion.