To: OWK
Are the majority of Americans out of step with the libertarians, or is it that the libertarians are out of step with the majority of Americans?
To: Ben Ficklin
Are the majority of Americans out of step with the libertarians, or is it that the libertarians are out of step with the majority of Americans? I don't base my political philosophy on the whims of the majority. I base it on morally justifiable and rationally sustainable principles.
Many of history's butchers have enjoyed the support of majorities. That doesn't justify their actions.
273 posted on
02/01/2002 1:03:31 PM PST by
OWK
To: Ben Ficklin
Regardless of who's out of step with whom, 'modern' government is out of step with the Constitution, and more importantly, with the philosophy that lies behind it.
The 'popularity' of any particular violation of 'rights' is neither here nor there in determining its legitimacy.
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