Subj : Re: Shutdown
To   : Aaron Thomas
From : Dr. What
Date : Sun Oct 12 2025 10:24:11

 AT> I appreciate you explaining that to me. But I don't understand the point
 AT> of protecting the minority. Doesn't that equate to the opposite of
 AT> democracy?

Look up the idea of "tyranny of the majority" and you'll see why we have a Constitutional Republic and not a Democracy.

Under a standard Democracy, if 51% of the people vote to take your property away, then it gets taken away.  Under a Republic, if 51% of the people vote to take your property away, they can't because there's a higher law that prevents it.

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