^ President lincoln was elected by a plurality and overturned slavery through a civil war. I was talking about civil rights in the 50s and 60s for black rights not the 1800s.
Same arguments do not hold true for my other points, those were ruled on by the supreme court which was appointed by the president. The supreme court and the electoral college in case you didnt notice are
not the majority of americans. Are you seriously going to tell me when the majority of americans were against africans being able to attend the same schools as whites and when the supreme court voted it unconstitutional that is majority rules government?
Hello how is that a minority of people voted completely against the majority of people? And yes the majority of judges ruled but
that is not the majority of americans liek your original point was.
You are just arguing semantics since your original point of majority rules was completely over and you lost it. The Majority of
americans as you stated do not rule.
Otherwise i will use it once again, the following would not have happened in a "majority rules democracy".
The majority were against women voting rights, they lost since the US is not a majority rules country.
The majority were against africans having the same rights as whites, they lost since the US is not a majority rules country.
The majority said they want abortion to be illegal at all periods, they lost since the US is not a majority rules country.
The majority of americans (in this case a plurality) wanted Al Gore to win, they lost since the US is not a majority rules country.
The majority wanted flag burning to be illegal, they lost since the US is not a majority rules country.
It doesnt matter what you want to argue now, but your original point about majority rules is wrong and you know it so stop trying to argue something else.
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And remind me again how the electoral college folks are elected? Is that also by a majority vote?
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Plurality, and they can vote for whomever they want. 2000 election Gore won more votes but lost, this is not a majority rules government.
So dont say because the majority of americans are against gay marriage thats how it will be because the US is a "majority rules government" other wise blacks wouldnt have equal rights, neither would women, Gore would have been president, burning the flag would be illegal, abortion would be illegal etc.
Stop arguing semantics and admit your original point is wrong. The founding fathers were against tyranny of the majority. Read the federalist papers. Learn what a republic is. The entire point of an electoral college is against a majority rules government. If the electoral college was abolished and gore won, then yes that would be a majority rules government
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