re: #234 Gang of One

Like the minority that did not vote for Obama? Sometimes the majority wins.

And sometimes, the majority can be tyrannical, an early criticism of pure Democracy raised by the Greeks.

If it hadn’t been for representatives in government overriding the will of the majority, we’d likely still have slaves today, and it’s a certainty that blacks would still have their own drinking fountains, bathrooms and would be sitting in the back of the bus. Women wouldn’t vote, and certainly wouldn’t be wearing pants.

The whole point of representative Democracies is to protect the rights of minorities, not subvert them.