There was once a country that tried an experiment of a limited democracy that respected the rights of minorities, and constrained the rights of majorities, by r

There was once a country that tried an experiment of a limited democracy that respected the rights of minorities, and constrained the rights of majorities, by ratifying a constitution that limited the powers of government to certain enumerated purposes. For a while, and on certain topics, this restrained people from exercising their will, democratically, on some minorities, some of the time. But of course as you would expect, these constitutional limitations eroded, and democracy took its place, and the rights of minorities receded. Still, it was a sweet dream.