> Maybe I'm completely ruined by my capitalist upbringing, but I don't
really
> want to decide everything in a town-hall style gathering. I'm perfectly
> happy to elect representatives so I can go on with the rest of my life.
> ---
> Bob Morris
> Indeed, in an urban setting, direct votes on everything would be
unworkable,
> and not particularly helpful. I've no interest or expertise in where the
> next sewer line should go, and will happily leave those decisions to those
> who know and care about such things.
Isn't the idea that people in the fields or professions of their choosing or training would, in a true libertarian society, be the ones to debate and discuss and decide where the next sewer line would go? or power line? or method of collecting garbage, etc? In other words, We the People wouldn't vote on each and every thing -- that would be broken down along lines of expertise.
But given that some polls show that a large segment of Americans believe that WMD were indeed found in Iraq (and who will undoubtedly fall for the same stunt regarding Iran), decentralization of the kind being discussed is rather a ways off, no?
DP