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Old 08-27-2005, 08:53 AM   #11
Undertoad
Radical Centrist
 
Join Date: Jan 2001
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I suppose then you don't vote for him next time,
We are at the crux of the matter.

The judge can do whatever he or she likes as long as he or she remains electable/appointable. The judge has no specific burden to follow the NAP; the only burden is to the voters.

Therefore the voters determine the nature of the system. The system is only as principled as the voters are. If they decide that the NAP is not the law of the land, they will abandon it. If they decide that force is required they will vote for it and their will is in effect.

The practical result is pretty much what we see today. The NAP is not in effect, nor will it ever BE in effect as a way to operate between people, because it is simple not how the voters decide.

Politics is inevitable. The practical result of your application of the NAP is that it will never be applied. Is that what you expected? How will you operate as a result?
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