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Originally Posted by WillyBubba
And not even that. Sure, ideally the government, considering this is a democracy, would enforce what a majority of the people want. However, the government gets some power and seeks to obtain more. It is only bound by what it sees as its best course of action in order to keep the powers it currently has and gain more.So basically keep the people happy in order to distract them and take away more of their freedoms. My problem is, this seems highly illogical to me, as there is no overall goal or objective that I see. Sure, the person/people in power can enjoy that, but only for so long with our current government. So unless the next few administrations take steps to extend not only their powers, but the length of their terms, then I can't see the real benefit of subjugating a free people.
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Don't take my quote out of context...
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Originally Posted by Ristaron
The government is only bound by society's ethics, which are not universally accepted even in our society. Witness abortion, or stem cell research, or cloning. These are all issues that everyone has different views on, and feels differently about.
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In other words, some people are fine with the government turning the country into a police state, because it's ethical to them. Thus, ethics in general are a moot point in the entire discussion. Hell, they're
torturing people in Guantanamo Bay... and what attention is being brought to the crimes of the government? Not enough.