You love to play word games, dude. What makes something tyrannical? It's the use of force or oppression. If conditions are agreed upon, there is no force. This is why representation matters. Someone could literally give all of their money to the government if they wanted to, and there would be no tyranny. Obviously, you aren't going to have everyone in an area agree to the exact same amount of taxes, but giving people the freedom to choose their leaders and have them adequately represent them is the fairest solution.

To Marty's questions, if elections are not transparent, accountable, and readily available, then it becomes hard for the people to be represented. Furthermore, the more things are done at the federal level, the less likely small groups of people can actually represent themselves or have a say in their government.

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