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There are a few hundred primary law makers, a few thousand if you count their aides, and a few tens of thousands if you count the bureaucrats involved. There ar
by oppositelock 10y ago
There are a few hundred primary law makers, a few thousand if you count their aides, and a few tens of thousands if you count the bureaucrats involved. There are hundreds of millions of people living under their rule.
They can't do this without the consent of the governed. You give consent when you vote for a politician who has supported this form of government because they're a member of your party, or running against the party you hate. You give consent when you quietly accept this, or ignore this. You give consent when you vote for the lesser evil, since you are still voting for evil.
Don't vote for the establishment, it's proven to be untrustworthy, irrespective of party. Write your representatives about this, pay attention to who you vote for at every level. Secret law is a huge step towards despotism, so basically, don't vote for anyone who has supported it in any way. This may mean you don't cast a vote for anyone depending on where you live.
- memracom 10y agoKudos for an excellent description of how slavery works via the consent of the oppressed. This understanding is likely why the founders of the USA reserved the right of the people to have revolutions.
- dmansen 10y agoThey seem to be doing just fine without the consent of the governed, given voter turnout in the US. I prefer to look through the lens of expected value. How can you vote in a way that maximizes the chance that your preferred policy outcomes will go through? "Don't vote for anyone who has supported it in any way" is nice in theory, but there are plenty of times when a vote any other way has lower expected value.