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Isn't the Federal Government our (the citizens of the US) representative? Constitution preamble: "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more p
by joubert 17y ago
Isn't the Federal Government our (the citizens of the US) representative?
Constitution preamble: "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."
- Semiapies 17y ago"Isn't the Federal Government our (the citizens of the US) representative?" And so...?
- joubert 17y agoWell, since the government is the representative of people, then when you say "Better not to give government that power at all", what does that imply?
- Semiapies 17y agoI don't know where you're going. What do you mean it implies?
- InclinedPlane 17y agoIt implies that the coercive power of the collective (as materialized in the form of "government") must necessarily be limited in order to preserve individual liberty.