[YeGoblynQueenne]

Assuming a democratically elected government, isn't "less government" a way to take away power from voters to make decisions and manage commonly held resources?

Why is that a good thing? Who gets the power when voters lose it? Who gets to say what happens, when we can't all decide together?

[abecedarius]

You can think of the U.S. Bill of Rights as taking "power from voters to make decisions and manage commonly held resources". You might think of the above claim as simplistic, but it's no less so than is "yay democracy".

[YeGoblynQueenne]

Who said "yay democracy", please?

[abecedarius]

OK, sorry, I take back "yay democracy".

The point remains that restrictions on even democratic government are not a novel idea in liberal politics; it goes back to the beginning of written political theory. Hayek's The Constitution of Liberty is excellent on history and background and explores some ideas on modern issues.