2007-04-25 15:50:40 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
hell no i run my life for the most part if i want to do something i WILL DO IT
2007-04-25 15:53:45 · answer #1 · answered by lita 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, I think it makes someone a legitimate leader, whether you voted for him or not. As for whether he is a legitimate authority "over" me, that's a more complex question.
In certain areas, he DOES have such power; in others, not. I cannot break laws, for example, simply because I do not like or accept the ones enforcing those laws. But an elected official has no say over the personal decisions I make for myself or my family. Yes, he or she can say the way I pursue that personal decision (e.g., I cannot open a business without a license), but those sorts of life choices remain mine.
2007-04-25 22:57:58 · answer #2 · answered by blueevent47 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, but I think it gives them the legitimate authority to make rules for the good of society and define consequences, as long as he's not overstepping and doing things he doesn't have the authority to do. If I think the rules are wrong, it's up to me to consider whether it's worth the risk of consequences to break them.
I've concluded for the most part that it just isn't worth it. I think it's silly for pot to be illegal while alcohol and cigarettes are legal, for instance, and I don't think it would be morally wrong for me to smoke pot even if it's illegal. However, I think it's okay that legislators who probably had good intentions made that rule. I mean, what are the odds of the American people electing a government that agrees with me about everything? I accept that the law exists and I understand that if I ever decide to take up smoking pot and I get caught, there will be a price to pay. This is a factor in my decision not to smoke pot.
2007-04-25 23:14:21 · answer #3 · answered by Ambivalence 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
An elected official becomes an authority because he is chosen by the majority but completely he must not control the life of a person.
2007-04-26 06:30:53 · answer #4 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Elected officials are not there to have authority over us but to serve us. They may have differences of opinion than those who didn't vote for them, but that doesn't give them license to exercise their authority over us to the exclusion of whatever other alternatives may be out there. So many difficulties can be overcome in a win-win manner if everyone does a little give and take and stays creative.
2007-04-25 23:34:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Over some parts of it, yes; that is (necessarily) the nature of the law. The purpose of the Constitution, and particularly the Bill of Rights, is to limit the government powers to those considered necessary to a civil society.
2007-04-25 22:54:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
There's only one authority over my life and that's God.
2007-04-26 00:09:04 · answer #7 · answered by meteor 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Strange question. Why would anyone feel that way? Because you do not like someone, do you feel you have an obligation to denigrate them constantly without offering any solutions?
2007-04-25 22:54:03 · answer #8 · answered by Jimfix 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it means they have won a popularity contest. Would you really want someone running your life whose only claim to fame is he had an affair with a girl young enough to be his granddaughter?
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2007-04-25 23:05:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Being a politician or even head of state is just a job, all be it a very public job. So no not really.
2007-04-26 15:18:40 · answer #10 · answered by Closed 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋