I completely agree. The problem is that I, along with other people who lean libertarian in their ideology, read the word "we" and interpret it as "politicians" as they are the only party that can reasonably make these judgement calls. Did [Dick Cheney|Barack Obama|Hugo Chavez|Kim Jong Un] evaluate what property is legitimate? I honestly would rather not find out.
One can argue that we can vote but most decisions made are so far removed from the democratic process that its effectively meaningless. In my home town of New York City, I hear people argue that such and such should be allowed or disallowed and there should be more discretion from officials. I always then question them as to who these officials are or who the relevant party is that makes such decisions. If they cannot answer, which they almost always cannot, I ask why they have such faith that those unknown, probably unelected officials will make wise decisions. Maybe I'm just a cynic and regulatory capture isn't really as prevalent as I imagine it is.
One can argue that we can vote but most decisions made are so far removed from the democratic process that its effectively meaningless. In my home town of New York City, I hear people argue that such and such should be allowed or disallowed and there should be more discretion from officials. I always then question them as to who these officials are or who the relevant party is that makes such decisions. If they cannot answer, which they almost always cannot, I ask why they have such faith that those unknown, probably unelected officials will make wise decisions. Maybe I'm just a cynic and regulatory capture isn't really as prevalent as I imagine it is.