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Well as you're seeing with gay marriage bans being overturned, just because the majority want to strip the minority of their rights, they shouldn't be allowed t
by bhayden 12y ago
Well as you're seeing with gay marriage bans being overturned, just because the majority want to strip the minority of their rights, they shouldn't be allowed to.
- nickik 12y agoThen what you want is a republic or some system of anarchy, not a democracy.
- xj9 12y agoThe US is a republic.
- nickik 12y agoI know that. It was a general point. In a pure democracy, 51% has complet power. Also while the US is a formal republic, it does often emulate a democracy. Based on common belives the constitution is reinterpreted, or simply ignored. This has been well documented by legal scholars such as Richard Epstein.
- dTal 12y ago>some system of anarchy I don't think you quite understand the point of anarchy.
- nickik 12y agoI dont think you have looked at history. Anarchy simply means no state, not no system of governance. You can still have laws and organisation. We have historical examples of milions of people living this way.