On Sep 6, 2008, at 3:06 PM, Ricardo Araoz wrote:
> In that case I could say that govt from the top also assumes that
> those
> who command have society's best interests in mind. And THAT is also a
> 'simplistic' philosophy. As is the one that says that majority must be
> right... or rule, plain stupid.
That is the basis for why I consider the government as envisioned by
the US Constitution, with its checks and balances, to be the optimal
design. We've seen how removing these checks and shifting the balance
to an imperial presidency has ruined the process these last 8 years; I
can only hope that it recovers quickly.
-- Ed Leafe
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