My elaboration on the wealthy was sufficient. "Rich keep out the middle, middle keep out the poor". > The State used that same justification to wield this same

My elaboration on the wealthy was sufficient. "Rich keep out the middle, middle keep out the poor". > The State used that same justification to wield this same power to override the wishes of the historically black communities of my home town and forced them out for highway construction. The historically black communities of your home town were almost certainly a minority within their state (or city if you grew up in LA or NYC). That is an example of democracy resulting in a morally bad result, but a democratic one nonetheless.