Re[2]: POLI: Random democracy

Guru George (gurugeorge@sugarland.idiscover.co.uk)
Wed, 19 Feb 1997 20:23:28 GMT


On Tue, 18 Feb 1997 10:22:46 -0800 (PST)
hanson@hss.caltech.edu (Robin Hanson) wrote:

>Lee Daniel Crocker writes:

[snip]

>>It makes as little sense to me to argue about what kind of legislature
>>is best as it would to argue how to make the slave trade more efficient.
>
>Given that we had a slave trade, it would indeed make sense to argue
>about how to make it more efficient. And since we do in fact have
>legislatures, it makes sense to argue about how to make them better.
>

[snip]

So in your book it doesn't make any sense to argue about whether or not
we*should* have a slave trade or a government?

Guru George