More to the point, their attitude is as follows:
"The liberal elite ideas are far too important to be entrusted to the chance that a democratic election will put the elites in power.
The power to implement these ideas is far too important to rely on the hoi paloi (riffraff) of the general voting populace.
Therefor, any means by which liberals attain and maintain power are "fair". After all, a fixed rule set is so... rigid and closed minded.
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Did I hit it on the head?