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Re:NY Attorney General Tells Daily Fantasy Sports to Stop Ta... by jdminhbg on Tuesday November 10, 2015 @09:19PM (#10544384)
> people are entitled to make things they don't like illegal

Things like gay marriage, flag burning, and atheists holding public office, right?

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Re:NY Attorney General Tells Daily Fantasy Sports to Stop Ta... by GalacticDomin8r on Tuesday November 10, 2015 @09:31PM (#10544438)
That known as the "tyranny of the majority" and yes it's one of those warts no one likes to credit democracy with.
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Re:NY Attorney General Tells Daily Fantasy Sports to Stop Ta... by rayiner on Wednesday November 11, 2015 @12:19AM (#10544950)
Those are the exceptions that prove the rule. Only when it implicates a fundamental right will the majority be precluded from banning things they dislike.
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