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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LUCY ,P>SONS 

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,:ATEV] WE HE> FROM ALL QU>T]S WE >E V]Y APT TO BELIEVE1 :E!R IT REQUIRES SOME EF=T TO BELIEVE1 :E!R IT IS TRUE OR NOT1 ESPECIALLY IF IT REQUIRES SOME EF=T TO EXAM9E IT4 ,( ALL ! MOD]N DELUSIONS1 ! BALLOT HAS C]TA9LY BE5 ! GREATE/4 ,YET MO/ ( ! PEOPLE BELIEVE 9 IT4 

,9 ! FIR/ PLACE1 IT IS F\ND$ ON ! PR9CIPLE ?AT ! MAJORITY %ALL LEAD & ! M9ORITY MU/ FOLL[ 7NO MATT] :E!R IT WILL BE ANY ADVANTAGE TO ! MAJORITY TO HAVE ! M9ORITY FOLL[ !M OR NOT74 ,LET US TAKE A BODY ( LEGISLATORS1 ABSOLUTELY HONE/1 & SEE :AT !Y CAN DO4 ,A1 ,B & ,C HAVE EA* A DI/9CT PR9CIPLE TO C>RY \T1 & !RE IS NO GOOD REASON :Y EA* ONE %\LD NOT C>RY \T HIS PR9CIPLE TO A C]TA9 EXT5T )\T 9T]F]+ ) ! O!R TWO4 ,POLITICS /EPS 9 & SAYS3 LET US DECIDE ?IS MATT] BY ! BALLOT1 = ?AT IS FAIR4 ,:AT IS ! RESULT8 ,A & ,C F9ALLY REA* A COMPROMISE & UNITE BY GIV+ UP A PORTION ( !IR IDEAS4 ,A & ,C >E !N ! MAJORITY & ,B'S PR9CIPLES GET NO FUR!R CONSID]ATION1 BUT >E SIMPLY RUL$ \T ( EXI/5CE4 ,?IS IS MAJORITY RULE4 

,NOTICE ! RESULT4 ,9/EAD ( ?REE WELL-DEF9$ PR9CIPLES ?AT MI<T HAVE BE5 CONT9U$1 DEVELOP$ & 5JOY$1 WE HAVE LO/ ONE ALTOGE!R1 & CORRUPT$ ! O!R TWO4 ,?IS IS ! 9EVITABLE RESULT ( MAJORITY RULE 9 A LEGISLATIVE BODY :I* ATTEMPTS TO MANUFACTURE LAWS TO 5=CE UPON PEOPLE ( L>GE COMMUNITIES :O HAVE ALL K9DS ( CONFLICT+ 9T]E/S4 

,( C\RSE IT IS BETT] TO HAVE MAJORITY RULE IF IT REPRES5TS ! REAL WI%ES ( A L>GE NUMB] ( PEOPLE ?AN TO HAVE M9ORITY RULE :I* IS ONLY 9 ! 9T]E/ ( ! FEW1 AS IS ! CASE TODAY1 :]E ALL LAWS >E PRACTICALLY 9 ! 9T]E/ ( ! CAPITALI/IC CLASS4 ,BUT ! PR9CIPLE ( RUL]%IP IS 9 ITSELF WRONG2 NO MAN HAS ANY RI<T TO RULE ANO!R MAN4 

,( C\RSE1 IF ONE IS 9VAD+ ! RI<TS ( ANO!R1 HE MU/ BE RE/RA9$4 ,?IS IS NOT RUL]%IP1 BUT SELF-PRES]VATION4 ,LET US SEE = EXAMPLE1 H[ \R LAW FACTORIES >E OP]AT$4 ,A CORRUPTIONI/ WORKS A MAJORITY AS FOLL[S3 ,HE HIRES A TOOL CALL$ AN ATTORNEY OR LOBBYI/ TO HANG >\ND ! CAPITOL & BUTTONHOLE ! MEMB]S ( ! LEGISLATURE & PRES5T TO !M HIS S*EME 9 ! BRI<TE/ COLORS & 9 A WAY ?AT WILL MAKE IT APPE> TO BE A GREAT BLESS+ TO ! C\NTRY4 ,9 ?IS WAY1 TOGE!R ) SOME GRAFT1 HE USUALLY GETS ! VOTES ( ! MAJORITY ( ! MEMB]S4 

,IF ! S*EME TO BE PUT ?R\< IS SO B>EFAC$ ?AT ! MAJORITY CANNOT BE MISL$ 9TO VOT+ = IT1 !N ! JOB IS DONE BY A COMPROMISE4 ,! LOBBYI/ HAS P]SUAD$ ,A ?AT ! BILL IS ALL RI<T1 & ,B1 BE+ OPPOS$ TO IT--BUT FAVOR+ SOME O!R S*EME ?AT ,A OPPOSES--IT IS ONLY NECESS>Y TO GET ,B TO AGREE TO VOTE = ! BILL ON CONDITION ?AT ,A WILL VOTE = ,B'S BILL :5 IT COMES UP4 ,?IS S*EME IS CALL$ HONE/1 OR AT LEA/ 0ALL ?+S >E FAIR 9 POLITICS40 ,! LOBBYI/ :O IS RUNN+ ,A MI<T HAVE PUT ! TWO JOBS UP ) ! LOBBYI/ :O WAS RUNN+ ,B4 

,?US DO \R LOBBYI/S USE ONE MEMB] ( ! LEGISLATIVE BODIES AGA9/ ANO!R TO PRY A FAT JOB \T ( ! PEOPLE = ! B5EFIT ( ! MONEYBAGS4 ,IT MAKES NO DIFF]5CE :O ! MEMB] ( CONGRESS MAY BE1 OR :AT HIS PR9CIPLES MAY BE--! JOB CAN BE WORK$ ON HIM JU/ ! SAME4 ,!RE=E1 :AT DOES ! PEOPLE'S VOT+ AM\NT TO 9 ! *OICE ( MEMB]S8 

,LET US TAKE ?IS EXAMPLE3 ,SUPPOSE A LEGISLATURE IS COMPOS$ ( N9ETY-N9E MEMB]S2 ON ! ABOVE S*EME1 TW5TY-FIVE WILL MAKE A MAJORITY1 EV5 IF ALL >E PRES5T2 ! TW5TY-FIVE SWAP JOBS ) TW5TY-FIVE MORE & ?US MAKE FIFTY VOTES--A MAJORITY ( ONE4 ,! LOBBYI/ MAKES IT HIS BUS9ESS TO KN[ H[ MANY >E SICK OR ABS5T1 OR HE /RIVES TO BET ! WOR/ OPPON5TS ON COMMISSIONS OR 9VE/IGAT+ COMMITTEES \T ( T[N4 ,BUT !RE IS MU* 9 TRAD+ VOTES1 = EA* MEMB] G5]ALLY FEELS LIKE KEEP+ HIS TRADES TO HIMSELF1 OR CAN BE P]SUAD$ TO DO SO1 !RE=E IT IS EASY TO TRADE ,A'S VOTE ) ,B1 ,C1 ,D & ,E & MAKE EA* ONE ?9K ?AT HE ALONE TRAD$ ) ,A4 ,9 ?IS WAY T5 SU* M5 AS ,A CAN EASILY GET F\R A MAJORITY ( N9ETY-N9E1 & T5 SU* M5 >E NOT H>D TO F9D :5 CAPITAL HAS USE = !M4 

,BUT ?IS IS NOT ! 5D4 ,A CANNOT TRADE ) ,F1 SO ,A 9TRODUCES A BILL OR AN AM5DM5T REPULSIVE TO ,F & !N AGREES TO DROP IT ON CONDITION ?AT ,F WILL EI!R VOTE = ! BILL OR BE ABS5T :5 IT COMES UP4 ,!SE >E SOME ( ! TRICKS PLAY$ 9 LAW-MAK+4 

,CAN Y\ BLAME AN ,AN>*I/ :O DECL>ES ?AT MAN-MADE LAWS >E NOT SACR$8 ,SOCIETY W\LD NOT DISB& OR REV]T TO B>B>ISM IF LAWS W]E DONE AWAY )4 ,) ?\S&S ( LAWS BE+ 5ACT$ & HUNDR$S ( CORRUPTIONI/S PLAY+ !IR TRICKS1 :AT BECOMES ( ! VOT]'S VICTORY AT ! POLLS8 ,:AT BECOMES ( HIS RE=M+ ALL ?+S BY ! USE ( ! BALLOT8 ,SO LONG AS HE IS WILL+ TO SUBMIT TO A BAD LAW UNTIL IT IS REPEAL$1 :AT BETT] LEV]AGE DO ROGUES WANT ON HUMANITY8 

,! FACT IS MONEY & NOT VOTES IS :AT RULES ! PEOPLE4 ,& ! CAPITALI/S NO LONG] C>E TO BUY ! VOT]S1 !Y SIMPLY BUY ! 0S]VANTS0 AFT] !Y HAVE BE5 ELECT$ TO 0S]VE40 ,! IDEA ?AT ! POOR MAN'S VOTE AM\NTS TO ANY?+ IS ! V]IE/ DELUSION4 ,! BALLOT IS ONLY ! PAP] VEIL ?AT HIDES ! TRICKS4 

,CAN Y\ BLAME AN ,AN>*I/ :5 HE SEES A POLITICAL BUMM] CONNIV+ = A JOB 9 A LAW FACTORY ?AT HE FAILS TO SEE ANY?+ SACR$ AB\T HIM1 OR HIS LAWS8 ,WE KN[ !RE NEV] WAS A LAW PASS$ ?AT EV] PREV5T$ ONE S+LE CRIME FROM BE+ COMMITT$4 ,WE KN[ CRIME WILL CEASE ONLY :5 M5 >E TAU<T TO DO GOOD1 BECAUSE IT MAKES !M HAPPI] TO DO RI<T ?AN WRONG4 ,WE KN[ ?AT IF PASS+ LAWS W\LD HAVE PREV5T$ CRIME OR MADE M5 BETT]1 ?AT WE W\LD ALL BE ANGELS BY N[4 

,WE SAY3 ,TURN ! LAW FACTORIES 9TO S*OOLS & PLACE SCI5TI/S 9 !M TO TEA* ! TRU?S ( HUMAN SOLID>ITY1 LOVE & FRAT]NITY1 & MAKE !SE POSSIBLE BY ABOLI%+ MONOPOLY 9 ! MEANS ( LIFE1 & MANK9D WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP ?AT :I* IS BE/1 NOBLE/ & PURE/ 9 HIS NATURE4 

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