Originally Posted by
StanSeven
Last I checked the will of the majority is the way this country works
That is a common, but untrue belief of simpletons. Many of our most basic rights and freedoms are protections from the will of the majority. Freedom of speech is needed in order for people to be able to express
unpopular ideas. Similarly for religion, etc. Do you really believe that if a majority of people wanted to legalize slavery again, or deny Asian-Americans the right to vote, that this would be OK?