2008/12/15 Ray Saintonge <sainto...@telus.net>: > Thomas Dalton wrote: >>> Yes, all states have laws. It is the content of those laws which >>> determines whether or not the state is a free and open society. One >>> may have a free and open society that is not an anarchy. >>> >> >> If the country has free and fair elections for its leaders then it is >> a democracy. A law made by democratically elected leaders that doesn't >> get in the way of free and fair elections cannot be undemocratic. Just >> because you don't like the law doesn't mean a majority of the >> electorate agrees with you. > So it seems that you feel that the tyranny of the majority is > justified. California recently voted by a small majority to outlaw gay > marriages. When democracy is used that way to needlessly suppress the > rights of the minority it puts doubts into its democratic credentials.
Democracy is the worst system of government - except for all the others. _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
