[sirshackleton]

Democracy presumes and enshrines equality.

Well, it presumes wrong.

[keithtoo]

"Democracy presumes and enshrines equality."

Libs use the same word 'equality' that conservatives use, but they mean radically different things.

To a conservative equality means equality of opportunity, equality under the law, and equality in the eyes of God. To a lib, equality, means equality of circumstances and results. Of course they are hypocrites in this. Look at Kinsley, he went to St. Alban's and Yale!!!!!! This guy didn't give up his seat to a less fortunate person. He certainly wont give up his cush job at Microsoft, er, I mean Slate.com and let me sit around solving all the world's problems for him.

Equality of results cannot happen without central control, ie: Nazi-Soviet-Maoist regimes.

[LiteKeeper]

Democracy presumes and enshrines equality.

That is why the US is a federal republic, and not a democracy!