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Majority rule is not “the basic ethical grounds for representative democracy”. US was set up as a constitutional republic specifically to limit the simple major
by jedmeyers 8y ago
Majority rule is not “the basic ethical grounds for representative democracy”. US was set up as a constitutional republic specifically to limit the simple majority mob rule.
- eli_gottlieb 8y ago>Majority rule is not “the basic ethical grounds for representative democracy”. Yes, it very much is. >US was set up as a constitutional republic specifically to limit the simple majority mob rule. The US was set up to preserve the power of the rural landowner class. It wasn't intended to be a representative democracy initially, and has only moved imperfectly towards representative democracy over time, with great struggle. Rule by a minority elite claiming the mantle of national authenticity as its exclusive possession is, ethically speaking, far less legitimate than that of plain, old-fashioned majorities.