On 1-9-2009 8:45, Chambers wrote:
> Shay wrote:
>>> I'm not arguing for an ideal here, I'm looking at what should be done 
>>> in this specific instance.
>>
>> If this were allowed, *every* specific instance would lead to majority 
>> benefit at the cost of minority rights.
> 
> You should always avoid absolutes.
> 
> ;)
> 
>> """
>> A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can 
>> only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves 
>> largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority 
>> always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the 
>> public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over 
>> loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship. The average 
>> age of the world's greatest civilizations has been 200 years.
>>  -Alexander Tytler (unverified)
> 
> I guess the US is ripe for destruction then.  Good luck in the new world 
> order.
> 
> Oh, by the way... what's the age of the United Kingdom?

According to wikipedia: 80 years

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