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To: The Philosopher who wrote (1503)	5/19/2003 2:34:46 PM
From: TigerPaw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20773

This type of tyranny, by Omnipotent Majority, is always possible under any Democracy as a form of government. This is what The Framers and Ratifiers of the Constitution and their fellow American leaders meant when, in the 1787-1788 debates with regard to the framing and adoption of the Constitution, they denounced the 11 excesses of democracy. They were, of course, not criticizing popular government as such--for instance as it exists under the Republic of the United States featuring constitutionally limited government, as limited by the Constitution. They were, therefore, not condemning democracy in the general sense of the term--meaning merely a popular type of government. They were speaking in support of America's being a Republic, not a Democracy, as a form of government. doprocess.net When the elected representatives are forced by circumstance, rule, or enticement to follow the wishes and ends of a party platform, and not the interests of those who elected them, then the Republican form of government fails. TP