Who Needs Economic Freedom When You Can Vote?

As the debate over voter ID becomes demagogued by the left, LearnLiberty.org has a good video from Georgetown University Professor Jason Brennan about why economic freedoms should matter as much as the right to vote.

Being involved in a democratic process may be important, but the right to vote is not the same as giving someone control over his life. Without constitutional limitations which preserve our rights and liberty, efforts to expand voting participation almost always reduce personal autonomy.

 

Twitter


The views and opinions expressed by individual authors are not necessarily those of other authors, advertisers, developers or editors at United Liberty.