What these academic treatises ignore is the concern that Madison and others had that what they called the tyranny of the majority was legitimate. A majority, Madison predicted, often whipped up by demagogues, would oppress a helpless minority, a group so naturally small it could never hope to protect itself at the polls alone—using the government to deprive them of those aspects of life fundamental to a free society. No kidding.
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My name is Adrian. I live in NYC. I work in education.
Drop me a note: afrandle(at)gmail(dot)com
AIM: adriandf01
Twitter: adrianf
November 4, 2009