I like the points Sean and Nick are bringing up. During 911 our nation was united as a whole because of the tragic disaster. I think events like these prove Hobbe's point in a way that he might not have necceasirly seen. When Hobbe's talks about how people of a leader give their free will to the leader, it can be looked at in a bigger picture. When 911 took place everybody stood up as one, there were no outsiders or "outlaws." People gave the person next to them their free will and by doing this everyone felt safe. Of course during this time the president was the official ruler of our nation, but when everybody got together to overcome the event our nation became stronger than ever. We could be though of as an assembly of rulers. By having this huge group of so called "leaders", we were not victim to any of the six reasons that we need to be ruled. More was achieved because less people cared who got the credit.