> If the majority can simply erase the rights of a minority with a vote then nothing stops them from doing so. If Bill can punch Bob in the face without any re

> If the majority can simply erase the rights of a minority with a vote then nothing stops them from doing so. If Bill can punch Bob in the face without any repercussions then nothing stops Bill from doing so. Empty truisms. All political systems exist in a framework which put constraints on actions. And everyone who wring their hands over “checks and balances” just assert that there’s something special about “voting to erase rights” versus an “enlightened” judge making a judgement to erase rights because there are laws that they are second-class citizens or Bill punching Bob in the face. But there isn’t.