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Originally Posted by Xenonight2
No.
Some things should not be left to a democratic vote. Ever heard of the buzzphrase, "Tyranny of the Majority"? It's usually how slavery, and bigotry, and persecution for religion, race, or sexuality starts.
Just because the majority wants something does not make it legal, or even morally right. To bring up a previous example again: even if 100% of the population did write in votes in that George Bush be elected again in the 2008 election, he could not, because the law states that he could not. Not that George Bush ever cared about the laws of the country he ran, but that's a different story.
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I disagree, the government should, according to my ideals, always have the right to change any law through a process of democratic voting. Naturally, any change that concerns the constitution should require more work to pass through to minimize influence through corruption.
Edit: so much to read now, seems like I missed quite many posts while typing.