tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204863782883637837.post8005704790596811657..comments2024-03-27T20:51:11.303-04:00Comments on Accepting Ignorance: Experiment: One-Article Constitution CorruptionAlrenoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11119846531341190283noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204863782883637837.post-16849210206640752542012-07-04T20:51:07.713-04:002012-07-04T20:51:07.713-04:00The original constitution attempted to fix the pro...The original constitution attempted to fix the problem of perverse incentives in state organizations by giving more powers to slightly smaller states. <br /><br />I'm not surprised it didn't work.Alrenoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11119846531341190283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204863782883637837.post-38777238980969337102012-07-04T18:43:08.577-04:002012-07-04T18:43:08.577-04:00This was tried, not at the citizen level, but at t...This was tried, not at the citizen level, but at the level of the states. The original organization of the US was under the Articles of Confederation. Although the states were *supposed* to pay the army and other obligations of the confederation, Congress had no power to force the states to live up to their obligations. As a result, the soldiers that fought in the revolution never got paid what they were owed. Voluntary funding by the states was a complete failure, and this failure is what convinced many that the confederation was unworkable and that a new constitution was necessary.<br /><br />I see no reason why voluntary funding my citizens will work any better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204863782883637837.post-24677538285636404132012-06-02T20:07:19.672-04:002012-06-02T20:07:19.672-04:00So, say a protester is attacked and successfully e...So, say a protester is attacked and successfully executes lethal self-defence. However, they're charged with murder. <br /><br />Can't let protesters get away with actual murder. <br /><br />Similarly, hiring a extra-governmental security agency to protect the protester. <br /><br /><br /><br />I think this rolls into the all-or-nothing clause. The state may prosecute for murder if and only if they also apply their self-defence rules. <br /><br />But yes, in general protesters would have to take responsibility for their own security. I don't think that's too much of a barrier: if that causes no protests to happen, it means the state is probably worthwhile. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />As for the toll road, the only one I've personally seen cannot be blocked off, so I shouldn't comment. Will anyway: least around here, I can't see how it would be a serious problem.Alrenoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11119846531341190283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204863782883637837.post-74663527877788056082012-06-01T07:50:11.897-04:002012-06-01T07:50:11.897-04:001) Where do you draw the line between withholding ...1) Where do you draw the line between withholding services and punishing citizens? Take the case of toll roads or otherwise barred roads. Is the state considering to be withholding a service or punishing a citizen by not letting them drive through unless they pay?<br /><br />2) Barbarians at arm's length. It seems like the ruler could get around the rule against punishing citizens with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Becket#Assassination" rel="nofollow">"Will no one rid me of this troublesome priest?"</a> then providing certain services, such as police protection and armament and presidential pardons, to citizens who are finger-quotes-volunteering to punish, harass, and otherwise aggrieve citizens who are withholding support.Eriknoreply@blogger.com