Full Idea
Universal adult suffrage and representative government are intended to give everyone equal initial political power, and assure that delegation is the only legitimate means to acquiring greater power.
Gist of Idea
Power is meant to be confined to representatives, and subsequent delegation
Source
John Kekes (Against Liberalism [1997], 05.1)
Book Reference
Kekes,John: 'Against Liberalism' [Cornell 1997], p.91
A Reaction
The delegation bit is where it all goes wrong. Once you've packed your representative off to the capital, you lose nearly all control over what sort of delegation happens next. It is hard to trust representatives voters have barely met.