Never did Gant? Who the hell am I thinking about... Bah!
I agree that stupidity is acceptable as long as it doesn't deter or harm others, it is for that effect that we have laws to mitigate this. It's just in the nature of stupid people to deter or harm others, particularly if they think they are doing something smartly (I suppose that is a pretty good argument against giving people power in the government, eh?) That's perhaps even an argument for anarchism, though I don't think that avoids the power dilemma, people would still be trying to ration the anarchy into a model of influence to get **** done.
Basically I don't know what would be best. I suppose it doesn't lie in a large government, though a small government will probably grow into one until we cut it back down, and so on infinity. o_o