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By Roark on 07-18-08
“I believe in democracy, and I believe that every vote counts and every citizen matters. “
Well Mr. Brown what you are in essence defending is called mob rule, or might makes right. But that’s not a solution to liberty, that is a major cause for its downfall. There is a very wise reason why the Founding Fathers of the USA and other great thinkers railed against democracy, and that’s because it negates individual rights for collectivism. Instead of a Constitutional Republic based upon individual rights, you have a democracy of whoever has the most votes makes the law. Mr. Brown, this op-ed makes it clear that you are not in any real demonstrable way better equipped to defend liberty than Montana’s current leftist Governor, Brian Schweitzer. You talked alot, but nothing of substance was said other than the usual blithe political mantra’s.
“Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority; the political function of rights is precisely to protect minorities from oppression by majorities (and the smallest minority on earth is the” —-Ayn Rand
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Let’s be civil. The Flathead Beacon encourages vigorous discussion and lively debate, but we will delete comments that attack other readers, make accusations we can’t verify, stray too far off topic, criticize local businesses (call them if you have a problem), convict someone of a crime, use profanity or are simply judged to be in bad taste. We don’t always have someone moderating comments, so we ask for your help: If you see a comment that violates these ground rules, or you simply deem it offensive, please e-mail editor [at] flatheadbeacon.com. The views expressed in the comments section do not reflect those of the Beacon.
By Roark on 07-18-08
“I believe in democracy, and I believe that every vote counts and every citizen matters. “
Well Mr. Brown what you are in essence defending is called mob rule, or might makes right. But that’s not a solution to liberty, that is a major cause for its downfall. There is a very wise reason why the Founding Fathers of the USA and other great thinkers railed against democracy, and that’s because it negates individual rights for collectivism. Instead of a Constitutional Republic based upon individual rights, you have a democracy of whoever has the most votes makes the law. Mr. Brown, this op-ed makes it clear that you are not in any real demonstrable way better equipped to defend liberty than Montana’s current leftist Governor, Brian Schweitzer. You talked alot, but nothing of substance was said other than the usual blithe political mantra’s.
“Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority; the political function of rights is precisely to protect minorities from oppression by majorities (and the smallest minority on earth is the”
—-Ayn Rand