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Subject: Re: Financing the government of a free society
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Date: Fri, 14-Jun-85 20:31:00 EDT
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>/* flink@umcp-cs.UUCP (Paul V. Torek) /  9:34 pm  Jun 13, 1985 */

>Indeed, but you do seek to limit the scope of democratic control.  
>(Incidentally, who tells govt what its roles are?  The govt, as informed
>by voters' preferences?  Uh-oh -- sounds like what we have now!)

I imagine everyone seeks to limit the scope of democratic control for 
practical as well as ethical reasons.  On the ethical side, the
fact that some people advocate a position, be these people a majority or
not, does not justify a position morally.  On the practical side, it
would indeed be ridiculous to attempt to subject every decision made
by any member of society to "voters' preferences."

							Mike Sykora