alt Hacker News> All democracies run on the honor system
That's total bullshit.
Democracy runs on the equal application of the rule of law.
Of course, no democracy is perfect. The degree of imperfection can be measured in how much they run on the honor system...
> All democracies run on the honor system
That's total bullshit.
Democracy runs on the equal application of the rule of law.
Of course, no democracy is perfect. The degree of imperfection can be measured in how much they run on the honor system...
> Democracy runs on the equal application of the rule of law.
And how exactly do we maintain equal application of the rule of law? We put honorable people in the position of applying the law. The honor system.