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>I'm not a lawyer and can't really read new laws... Even elected officials seem to have a hard time reading all the things they vote on... And yet you're expec
by noonespecial 10y ago
>I'm not a lawyer and can't really read new laws... Even elected officials seem to have a hard time reading all the things they vote on...
And yet you're expected to follow them. All of them. Ignorance is no excuse and lack of criminal intent is no defense.
We've got a bigger problem here than how the votes are cast.
- clamstew 10y agoWhen Austin gave its citizens the task to make a decision, they voted against uber/lyft, and now both companies have left the city. Currently feeling like we shouldn't give more voting power to citizens on everyday issues, since the media and lobbies can get people to do crazy things like give up easy cheap and safe rides.
- tveita 10y agoUber and Lyft spent millions of dollars in campaigning to make people vote in their favor according to the reports I've read. If "media and lobbies" can get people to vote in their favor, why didn't the side with the money and lobbyists win the vote?
- pc86 10y agoFunny how any time a vote goes your way it's democracy, but any time it goes the other way it's "the media" and "special interests" and "lobbyists" that perverted the system. I am extremely pro-Uber, but wasn't Uber's own marketing partly to blame for the outcome of that vote?
- throwawaysocks 10y agoYeah, democracy can suck when you disagree with the majority opinion...
- pc86 10y ago> Ignorance is no excuse and lack of criminal intent is no defense. For many, many crimes intent is indeed a requirement.