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...... A democracy does not mean one votes for what other people prefer, but
for what he or she prefers. There is no paradox, as abiding by a
democratic result is different than voting one in the first place. A
democrat should have no problem voting for one side and then abiding by
other. This is where I disagree, in case (iii), as B should not be the
case for P if P does not believe in B. P does not have to vote for a case
the majority supports to be a democrat. Additionally, the will of the
majority is not readily measurable or identifiable, and this makes the
logic here of little consequence as if the majority could be decided on
before voting, there would be no purpose to voting anyway

Question 2:


In Chapter 15 of The Social Contract, Rousseau comments that English
people are not free, but rather free only during elections. Rousseau is
right in this instance, as English people who vote for Members of
Parliament can no longer control the actions of their representatives once
they are voted to office. Thus, their only recourse to altering the
political landscape is the elections......

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