tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331071225961603592.post2161546392238270905..comments2023-11-02T00:38:16.998-07:00Comments on FORTRESS FREEDOM: RedundancyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331071225961603592.post-67823005467898773452007-10-22T11:10:00.000-07:002007-10-22T11:10:00.000-07:00Yes, you are correct, except that you don't necess...Yes, you are correct, except that you don't necessarily have to <I>elect</I> the people who make laws.<BR/><BR/>Democracy is not about election by the people, but representation of the people. Representatives can be obtained in many different ways - sure, we can elect them, and that's common, but there's no reason really why we can't just pick our representatives at random (as we do when juries are drawn to represent the will of the people), or allow anyone who can pass an exam to represent the people, or win a race, or whatever. The latter two are perhaps a bit silly, but there's a good case to be made for a Lords that is drawn by lot rather than through election or appointment.sanbikinoraionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15823745465626270567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331071225961603592.post-47769751717832276852007-10-21T15:09:00.001-07:002007-10-21T15:09:00.001-07:00That's an argument for electing the Lords in a dif...That's an argument for electing the Lords in a different way, not for appointing them, and we <I>should</I> elect them differently from MPs.<BR/><BR/>There are many ways in which a dictatorship might provide for more efficient government than we currently enjoy, but we don't go down that road because we're a democracy - and in a democracy, we get to elect the people who make our laws.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601412568605883396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331071225961603592.post-7165284213052435402007-10-21T15:09:00.000-07:002007-10-21T15:09:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601412568605883396noreply@blogger.com