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No no no. The entire concept of ballot measures is insane since the electorate is not qualified to govern. The core concept of the Constitution is that the vote
by ponker 6y ago
No no no. The entire concept of ballot measures is insane since the electorate is not qualified to govern. The core concept of the Constitution is that the voters pick someone they trust and that person makes the decisions for them.
- JumpCrisscross 6y ago> The core concept of the Constitution is that the voters pick someone they trust and that person makes the decisions for them Expanding on this, it traces from classical observations on the relative strengths and weaknesses of monarchy (modern: autocracy), oligarchy (modern: junta) and democracy (modern: mob rule to anarchy). It is why we have our three branches of government, and puts U.S.-China (and previously, U.S.-Soviet) competition on long-term rails.
- username90 6y agoI don't agree, Switzerland is a really well run country and politicians can't just overrule votes there. I'd go as far as to say that you don't have a proper democracy if the people can't overrule the will of politicians.
- ponker 6y agoSwitzerland is an ethnostate which doesn’t even grant citizenship to “foreigners” after a lifetime spent in the country. It works for them but would not be a suitable form for a country that was formed out of hodgepodge immigration.