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by forapurpose 3214 days ago
I fully consent to paying my taxes, even when the money goes to things that I don't want my government to do. Everyone consents to the rules of democracy: Debate it, take a vote, majority wins. Sometimes I'll win, sometimes I'll lose, but I fully support the outcome every time (even if when I'm trying to change it for next time).
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Not everybody consents to those rules. The founding fathers thought those rules were fundamentally broken which is why they encoded a stringent restrictive constitution including checks and balances and the bill of rights.
The founding fathers thought the rules of democracy were fundamentally broken? Isn't the Constitution and Bill of Rights precisely a set of rules for democracy?
Yes, they did. Based on what happened in Greece, Rome, etc.
In what way do you think the Bill of Rights is restrictive?
It restricts the power of the government to do things it otherwise would have the power to do.