Posted by: James A, Sweeney
Comment: #2
Tue Nov 18, 2008 5:57 PM
Sir; ...It seems as though you would know that the rights of black people to equality were long held hostage to a majority vote, and when a majority turned to limit slavery the slave masters abandoned the pretense citizens of democracy, and became criminals in fact... Was there something wrong with that???I mean, do you ever think it is right to deny equality on the basis of a majority vote???If so, all of our rights are uncertain because we are all in some sense a minority... We can all go to hell by halfs... If rights are not protected for all, then they are all sold out... There must be some essential wrong avoided in the denial of rights, which is to say; your rights cannot endanger me, nor injure me... So, even if a majority control is acceptible to all in the conduct of day to day affairs, it is no defense of rights, and it is a threat to rights, so we need to consider what majority rule is good for... I would suggest; not much.... On the other hand, no true democracy ever existed without equality, and all true democracies sought consensus and the good of all... We say we seek liberty and justice for all... Do we??? Or is that just another damned lie??? Nothing is working here...The most basic functions of govenment are being neglected... To say the government can be turned toward doing a wrong to some of the citizens when it cannot do justice to any of the citizens is an insult to the concept of democracy...Pick up your collar, and your shackles... If you do not learn to protect all rights you are certainly a slave...Thanks...Sweeney
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