Not quite. In a republic, the majority rules through representatives. In a democracy, the majority rules directly.Quote:
Originally Posted by excon
You're kind of bypassing a great deal of history aren't you?Quote:
After all, it was the will of the people to keep black children out of college in the south. But, it turns out, that even if one little black kid was discriminated against, HIS right NOT to have that happen, EVEN if he's the ONLY one being discriminated against, WILL PREVAIL - NOT "the will of the majority".
For many years, abolitionists suffered ignonimity and violence because they believed that slavery was an evil institution. But, during those years, which I think I could characterize as centuries, the will of the majority was that slavery was necessary.
Only after centuries of protest did was the majority finally swayed to do the right thing and it took a Civil War to put the nail on the coffin of that institution.
I beg to differ. You either don't know American history or have donned some rather pink shaded eyewear since you have painted our history a rather rosy color.Quote:
I know you either don't understand that, or you don't like that. I don't know which. But, that's the way it is here.
Considering what you've been talking about before, you seem to have shifted context or you didn't communicate what you meant.Quote:
Therefore, if ONE person, in this great country of ours, is being denied rights that EVERYBODY else has, it doesn't matter that the majority like it that way. What matters is that HIS rights are being violated, this fellow who is a minority of one, and he WILL PREVAIL.
If any persons rights are being violated in this country, he has a right to sue for damages.
However, if the majority has not deemed that any particular group has a right, as for instance, the majority in most states have not deemed that homosexuals have a right to marry, then no rights are being violated since no such right yet exists.
No. And I thank God that the Founders of our nation were as smart as they were to establish a Republic based on representation through democratic principles rather than that strange procedure you've just described.Quote:
Not only is that the way it is. It's the way it should be.
Sincerely,
De Maria