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Re:Uber Co-Founder Travis Kalanick Said to Plan Sale of 29% ... by Aunche on Friday January 05, 2018 @12:53PM (#16080199)
It doesn't have to be black and white. The purpose of democracy is to reflect the will of the people, but it's not efficient. If more people agree with Uber than some antiquated laws, I have no problem with supporting Uber. Tesla also broke laws by selling their cars without going through a dealership, but I don't think anyone has a problem with that.
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Re:Uber Co-Founder Travis Kalanick Said to Plan Sale of 29% ... by forapurpose on Friday January 05, 2018 @06:59PM (#16082843)
> If more people agree with Uber than some antiquated laws, I have no problem with supporting Uber.

How do you know if "more people agree"? Has there been a public debate and a vote?

If there was a vote, it would be direct democracy, which has some serious drawbacks. One is that most people have very little time to become informed on these issues; that's why they elect representatives to deal with them.

Finally, straight majority rule is just mob rule. Someone said, 'democracy must be more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what's for dinner'. What if the majority wanted to take your house away? Take your business away? Stop someone from speaking? Stop the minority party from accepting donations? That's why we have the rule of law, not the rule of the majority.

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Re:Uber Co-Founder Travis Kalanick Said to Plan Sale of 29% ... by greglindahl on Friday January 05, 2018 @01:46PM (#16080615)
Those cars were sold over the Internet; buying a car from another state is regulated by federal law.

I agree that not every law is just, but some are less just than others.

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