Agree with some of what you say... in the case of fundamental rights. But that's not what the article is referring to. Vetocracy in practice is usually small mi

Agree with some of what you say... in the case of fundamental rights. But that's not what the article is referring to. Vetocracy in practice is usually small minorities of privileged people protecting their right to keep things that aren't even theirs - in the case of NIMBYism, their "right" to keep a neighborhood from changing in any way, whether in terms of what types of homes are allowed to build there (no multifamily homes, even if they're constructed to be indistinguishable from the other homes!), whether there should be street parking should or not (of course, already wealthy detached home owners love being able to park their vehicles on public streets, at all other taxpayers expense), whether a bike lane should be allowed to pass through the neighbourhood or not (looking at you Chelsea Kensington), if a school, hospital, 7-11 or any other kind of service or business should be allowed to be built in the area or not etc etc. These are things best decided by majority and not left to vetocracy.