"are laws enacted by representatives of the people of Charleston!" Obviously not all of the people of Charleston, but that's a big discussion on mob-rule. And

"are laws enacted by representatives of the people of Charleston!" Obviously not all of the people of Charleston, but that's a big discussion on mob-rule. And you completely disregard the disconnect between "people of Charleston" and their representatives. Two separate and distinct groups. And the connection between them does not necessarily imply that the actions of the representatives is representative of the will of the people of Charleston. "it ignores the fact that, in a representative democracy, representatives are not expected to do only what their constituents want." Ah yes, I just got to this part and you did mention it. Bravo, you've successfully dismantled Democracy without meaning to. Now if you could just take the next moral and logical leap, I've got some good literature regarding this topic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarcho-capitalism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarcho-capitalism