Redfish
Diamond Member
- Jan 29, 2013
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The problem with assigning government the task of "promoting the general welfare" (or happiness, or health, or whatever goodies people might want) is that it must first decide, for us, what constitutes our general welfare.
If we are not happy with what they decide, we get to vote them out
That doesn't address the problem at all. The problem isn't that the majority might be unhappy with the decision. The problem is that we all have our own definition of the good life. And government should protect our freedom to pursue that vision, rather than dictating what it should be.
The Government represents us. They do as much or as little as we want
If We the People are not happy with their choices, we vote them out
It has happened tens of thousands of times
thats true, but many times the damage is already done. the better solution is to elect people who understand what this country stands for------------------and its not socialism, winger/jake.