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Freddie

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3. It was (inadvertently) designed to allow for tyranny of the minority

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Fri May 20, 2022, 09:49 AM

May 2022

Senate - 70% controlled by 30% of the population
2/3 of states required for a Constitutional amendment means 1/3 of states have all the power
Electoral College - yes land does vote!
And here we are with SCOTUS justices appointed by Presidents that lost the popular vote, taking away a right that a large majority wants to keep. Because they can.

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Our democracy is not designed to be governed by the majority. [View all] Atticus May 2022 OP

at the time the Constitution was written, it was designed to be governed by those who could vote anarch May 2022 #1

With all due respect genxlib May 2022 #2

It was (inadvertently) designed to allow for tyranny of the minority Freddie May 2022 #3