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There's a difference between an explanation and an excuse; rayiner was giving the former, not the latter. In any case, is it a flaw of our government that our
by mithaler 13y ago
There's a difference between an explanation and an excuse; rayiner was giving the former, not the latter.
In any case, is it a flaw of our government that our legislators write laws that the majority of people happen to want? The fact that the majority want something irrational is incidental; people want it, and that's why politicians do it.
- hrkristian 13y agoIs it though? Politicians are elected by majority, but their actions aren't really decided by majority. That has been shown time and time again, perhaps especially after Snowden. Either way, a majority outcry to implement X doesn't mean an alternative solution Y should be disregarded.