Why real-world governments don’t have the consent of the governed

Re:Why real-world governments don’t have the consent of the ... by paulsutter on Monday March 07, 2016 @04:48AM (#11237970)

> You have no reasonable way of opting out of government rule. Governments control all the habitable land, and most of us don’t have the resources or even the legal permission to move elsewhere.

The quickest way to change the law is to board a plane. Yes it's difficult to create a whole new country, but there are 200 readymade countries to choose from.

(I'm surprised this is so controversial. I'm just saying individuals do have some direct control over the laws that they are subject to).

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Re:Why real-world governments don’t have the consent of the ... by parenthephobia on Monday March 07, 2016 @05:03AM (#11238022)

That isn't "opting-out of government rule", and it isn't so trivial to move to another country to live there as you imply.

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Re:Why real-world governments don’t have the consent of the ... by XorNot on Monday March 07, 2016 @05:12AM (#11238044)

Yes it's almost like sharing the planet peacefully is hard and requires compromise.

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Re:Why real-world governments don’t have the consent of the ... by jfoutz on Monday March 07, 2016 @05:14AM (#11238050)

> isn't so trivial to move to another country to live there as you imply

It's not that hard. In comparison to "opting-out of government rule" it's trivial.

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Re:Why real-world governments don’t have the consent of the ... by deciplex on Monday March 07, 2016 @04:50AM (#11237975)

Most of them are terrible in one way (at least) or another, though.

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Re:Why real-world governments don’t have the consent of the ... by lordfoom on Monday March 07, 2016 @04:58AM (#11238006)

By doing that you're not opting out of government rule, you're just changing governments.

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Re:Why real-world governments don’t have the consent of the ... by toucan56 on Monday March 07, 2016 @12:44PM (#11240222)

I doubt you've been through any immigration process if you think it's that easy.

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