If you take Cyphire’s argument one step further, you must also ask how qualified is the average person to vote for a government to run his or her country. If the government fails you, and you voted for it, are you going to take responsibility for your actions? Or are you going to blame the politicians? Who was to blame for Katrina, the weather forecasters, the city planners, or the hurricane? Or just the stupid people who didn’t bother going to the library? If people can see the jackboot, they generally don’t wait around to be kicked in the ass.
