On Wed, 13 Jan 1999 20:06:20 +0000, jeff Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>> Because history teaches that they don't. Majority voting is
>> intrinsically unfair to minorities, and no system will work that
>> doesn't have some kind of control over the "Tyranny of the
>> Majority".
> I see that Kent is still singing this same old song. And it goes a long
>way in explaining why DNSO.ORG favors gerrymandering in their
>Draft7 bylaws. We live in a increasingly democratic world. Democracy's
>are governed by the will of the majority. It is true that in the US we have
>the Bill of Rights, one of our finest examples of protection of a minority
>view. But in no way can the Minority override the will and VOTE of the
>Majority.
Sorry, but the US courts do it all the time. That is the function of the
judicial branch!
Pure democracy is best summed up as "Two wolves and a sheep voting on what's
for dinner" ;^)
Take care,
Ron
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