My issue with the death penalty(rant)

[Borodog]

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Its called the legislature. We have the legislature as the means to "evolve" or "devolve" what society wants...

Not necessarily. As a libertarian, I do not believe everything should be left up to the whim of 50% + 1. 3 wolves and a sheep should not have the right to vote on what's for dinner.

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Someday you'll come to the realization that there is nothing, at least nothing of importance, that should be left up to majority vote.

Democracy is a wonderful thing--if you're voting on something of no importance, like what to have for dinner or what movie to see, and compliance is voluntary. E.g. you can choose to go to a different restaurant than what the majority chooses, or go to a different film.

Democracy is a terrible thing when compliance is compulsory and you're voting on anything important. When you're voting on who gets to keep their property, or who get lynched, democracy sucks.