Re:The Revolution Against the Revolution: Looking Back on Sh...
by rukittenme on Thursday August 16, 2018 @10:25AM
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> Should we give "X" their own legislative house so the "Y" majority doesn't run roughshod over them?
Yes. Though that method is more inefficient than the ones we already have.
The Constitution's purpose is the suppression of the majority. At every end it is designed to impede 'progress'.
Three houses of government, a bi-cameral legislature, voting rules which require large majorities of representatives, voting rules which require large majorities of states, differing term lengths, and "hard" limits on federal power (admittedly this section of the constitution has failed).
If we wanted the majority to get what they wanted we would just vote in referendums.
Yes. Though that method is more inefficient than the ones we already have.
The Constitution's purpose is the suppression of the majority. At every end it is designed to impede 'progress'.
Three houses of government, a bi-cameral legislature, voting rules which require large majorities of representatives, voting rules which require large majorities of states, differing term lengths, and "hard" limits on federal power (admittedly this section of the constitution has failed).
If we wanted the majority to get what they wanted we would just vote in referendums.