By Byron Williams, Huffington Post. Posted March 20, 2009.
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QuoteThere are several problems embedded should the court uphold Prop.8. First, it would mean the majority, however slim, becomes the ultimate arbitrator for what is just in the state.
The majority rule argument, or the will of the people, is erroneously portrayed in the public conversation as synonymous for what is right in a democratic society.
Having the numbers on one's side makes them impervious to wrong. Or as law professor Ken Starr argued before the Supreme Court in support of Prop. 8, it is allows for the people to make bad decisions.
Having the numbers on one's side makes them impervious to wrong. Or as law professor Ken Starr argued before the Supreme Court in support of Prop. 8, it is allows for the people to make bad decisions.
True that, but other systems make even worse decisions. OF COURSE, had all the people whining and a bitching about that vote being doing something about it, it might not have gone down like that in the first place. A farking retarded political campaign, even for California.