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Could you please post a citation for this? I do not know if you are right or wrong, and it is not something I have considered before, but I would appreciate th

by nickff 13y ago

Could you please post a citation for this? I do not know if you are right or wrong, and it is not something I have considered before, but I would appreciate the opportunity to learn what arguments were made at the time.

walshemj 13y ago
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/higher/history/democracy/changes/revision/1/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/higher/history/democracy/chang... Or any general history text from say the last few hundred years. There was also a lot of opposition to translating the Bible into vulgar language as opposed to having a Latin speaking elite interpret it for the peasants and yeomen
- nickff 13y ago
  Interesting article, but it does not make any argument with respect to expertise; that BBC article talks about 'skin in the game'. >only people with "a stake in the country", that is people who paid taxes and held property, should take part in politics
  - walshemj 13y ago
    you really dont see the analogy?