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Originally Posted by HarryT
In a democracy, the government represents the collective will of the people. If the majority of the population feels that the government is not representing their will, that government will, generally speaking, be voted out of office.
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While I agree in principle, in actual practice this no longer holds true, the will of the people is very poorly represented at this moment in time in the United States government. And the election process has become somewhat of a joke.
I do agree that to have a functioning society there has to be a balance between safety and security, that does not invalidate the point however that every time "safety" makes a gain "freedom" loses. It goes both ways so when "freedom" makes a gain we lose some "security." That is the price we pay living in a free society. My personal opinion is that we are beginning to lose an acceptable balance between the two. I for one would prefer to err on the side of freedom, and hope that a free society will make the choices collectively to also ensure some measure of security.