From: Dehede011@aol.com
Date: Sun Nov 12 2000 - 19:06:24 MST
In a message dated 11/12/00 5:55:38 PM Pacific Standard Time,
samantha@objectent.com writes:<< False. In a pure democracy the majority can
violate any and all rights of the individual when and if it wants to. The
"just" powers of
government are derived from the individual rights of the people. If the
government includes the power to nullify those rights then it cannot be just.
The founders most certainly did not have in mind to create a simple
democracy. A "perfect" democracy is perfectly horrid. - samantha >>
Thank you Samantha, I have never heard it put so well. Ron h
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