I think the parent is suggesting akin to a Tyranny of the Majority with a locally elected police. For example, if I live in a small town that where 80% of the

I think the parent is suggesting akin to a Tyranny of the Majority with a locally elected police. For example, if I live in a small town that where 80% of the people intent their C code with tabs and I use spaces, they could theoretically elect a police chief who espouses tabs-jingoism and treats spaces-programmers less fairly.