Is it the government's responsibility to protect people from their own stupidity?

Question

Is it the government's responsibility to protect people from their own stupidity?

Answer 1

if it is, they are doing a poor job cosidering how many stupid people exist.

Answer 2

well, u pay 20% of ur income to the government. If u asked many people, hey u r responsible to run ur lives now, we won't have a government, and u don't pay that 20-30% tax, then many people wouldn't want a government.

but can you imagine the anarchy that would result when there is a power vaccum? and there is no force to uphold the law? so the direct answer to your question is yes, government is responsible to protect people even though they may do alot of stupid things. Thankfully, there are not that many stupid people.

Answer 3

You wish!

Answer 4

at some point of view it is necessary that government should take responsibilty to protect people from their own stupidity .govt.should take immediate action  n punished them for their fault to learn them a lesson so that they never revise their falseness stupidity n  various sins.in this way at some extent govt. will be able to avoid stupidityofvarious person.

Answer 5

apparently not we let obama run for president

Answer 6

The Government would have such responsibility if it were to involve either Global Warming or racist attacks by citizens who blame the wrong people for lack of jobs and a bad economy.

The Government also has the responsibility of preventing people who think only in terms of profit from wiping out  endangered species without which  the balance of predator an prey would mean there would be an ecologic disaster. The type of people it has been said back bills which support use of machine guns to hunt such predatorsfor sport and also use machine guns against the predators on their big ranches.  This was a specific politician and though a Republican  it should not by any means be thought this would indicate the stance The Republican Party would have. That is if the politician was serious.

Answer 7

duh

Answer 8

Especially if the person is a Democrat.

Answer 9

Not necessarily.  They can do their own stupid things. They only get elected for their own power gain.