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Agreed that we are not a pure democracy. But neither are we a pure republic.
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I actually support movement towards pure democracy, which sets me apart from most libertarians, I daresay.
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In a republic that land is YOUR land and cannot be taken away by the will of the majority. Therefore in a republic rights and property of the minority are protected from the collective will of the more powerful majority. Simply put, there are certain things you cannot vote on in a republic.
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Case in point. Eminent domain is precisely a public, involuntary taking of private land. |
I have no problem with the government taking land for certain purposes
as long as full compensation is given.
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And there are plenty of laws that place restrictions on private property, from zoning laws...
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Those should be abolished.
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... to making it illegal to own nuclear weapons or heavy artillery
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Those laws are definitely necessary.
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... or needing a license to handle prescription medications
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Such regulations on prescriptions and medicine in general should be relaxed, though not fully abolished.
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... or toxic bacteria or large amounts of explosives.
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Those do need to be tightly restricted.