Depending on the restriction, this may be a slippery slope argument.  It does describe Guantanamo.  Bill Moyers wrote a new book on the state of our democracy today.  Needless to say, it's not healthy.   

Regarding the other post, the ideal is the enemy of the good.  We can't change the system, but by making changes such as feminism, the system may change from within.     

--- On Fri, 5/23/08, Robert Paul <rpaul@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

From: Robert Paul <rpaul@xxxxxxxx>
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: The continuation of Realpolitik -- a counterfactual
To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Friday, May 23, 2008, 1:20 AM

...if some people are 'restricted' in some way, some of the 
time, it follows that all of the people may be 'restricted' in any way 
at any time.