This is illiberalism. If we don't care more about the political system than achieving political power, the end of our republic is only a matter of time. #LiberalValues
https://twitter.com/SenMikeLee/status/1314089207875371008?s=19
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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
Maybe I'm over indexing on him being a libertarian and many libertarians not being fans of democracy. To me, our government should be whatever we want it to be, as long as it remains accountable to the people. I'm viewing "liberty, peace and prosperity" as his priorities but not necessarily "ours". Liberal democracy lets us continually figure what we collectively want most and can achieve together.
@wjmaggos This is basically the federalist v anti-federalist argument. The federalists believed that so long as a government is representative of the people then that government won't become tyrannical whereas I agree with the anti-federalists in that a representative government can absolutely be tyrannical especially against groups and opinions in the minority. That's why the anti-federalists insisted no the addition of the Bill of Rights to the Constitution
But it was framed within an argument over whether to switch from the Articles of Confederation to the Constitution, where there would be more power vested in the national (vs state) government. The Bill of Rights was a compromise to alleviate their fears. I believe that making some laws/enforcement more difficult and placing different powers in different governments/bodies has worked surprisingly well.
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He didnt say achieve political power, he said achieve liberty. Our system of government is probably the best in the world for this end, our problem is with the character of our population