Chambers wrote:
> Shay wrote:
>> I don't know how many more ways I can say it. In a democracy, the 
>> "you" that judges each attempted infringement is the group doing the 
>> infringing. Do you not see a problem with that?
> 
> That's slightly disingenuous.  The group doing the infringing overlaps 
> the group that judges each attempt, but they're not necessarily the same 
> (nor are they necessarily distinct).
> 
> The group doing the judging, of course, would be the active voters, who 
> may or may not be the same as the group that benefits from any specific 
> legislation.

OK, I'll re-word it:
In a pure Democracy, The group doing the judging will act in its 
majority's *perceived* best interest. Identical meaning to my first 
(scratch that -- several) descriptions of the situation.

Admittedly, there are a *few* exceptions. Occasionally one hen manages 
to cajole two foxes into sparing her life -- for a day. Other times, the 
majority will help one minority, if this can be done with no perceived 
cost to themselves, at the expense of another.

  -Shay

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