I never said that.
I wanted to know if you had any principle(s) you would like to see guide the legislators in self restraint.
Given the potentially infinite scope for reducing harm, broadly construed, where should legislators draw the line?
Well, let's see. You said, "This sounds to me like another argument from authority ... Legislative might makes right?"
I'm supposed to interpret that as you like it? I mean, you framed this response identical to your response to a pure democracy (majority rule) -- Does that mean you also like majority rule?
"I wanted to know if you had any principle(s) you would like to see guide the legislators in self restraint."
Ah. So when you said, "This sounds to me like another argument from authority, this time representative government instead of majority rule", you were really asking if I had any principle(s) I would like to see guide the legislators in self restraint.
Why didn't I see that?
I'll tell you what -- why don't you tell me what it is you like about a representative republic, and we'll start there?