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Comment author: blacktrance 12 January 2013 06:53:29PM 2 points [-]

It follows, then, that someone who advocates unbounded freedom of contract in a democratic republic wants the state to be such a third party and for it to not have objections to any contract terms.

Comment author: fubarobfusco 12 January 2013 08:08:26PM 11 points [-]

Well, yes ... or maybe they are confused and do not understand the implications. A lot of political positions are easy to argue in the absolute when you do not expect to get elected and therefore do not expect to have to implement them.