All Posts Tagged With: "representative democracy"
Are the Voters Qualified to Pick a President?
The big political buzz is over whether John McCain, Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama are qualified to be president. The voters are expected to decide, but are they qualified to do that? How would voters know who is up to this job? They might try to make a judgment on the basis of character. But [...]
1Apr2008 | Sheldon Richman | 0 comments | ContinuedWho’s to Blame?
Advocates of liberty are frequently confronted with the following fallback position of their intellectual adversaries: We live in a representative democracy. If you don’t like what is taking place, your beef is with the people who have freely chosen their representatives. That argument is intended to blunt criticism of activist government. If the people have [...]
1Sep2000 | Sheldon Richman | 1 comment | Continued-
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