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From: rdz@ccice5.UUCP (Robert D. Zarcone)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: FORCING 30 MILLION
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Date: Wed, 6-Feb-85 12:44:07 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb  6 12:44:07 1985
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> 
> > That says to me this is NOT what the people want.
> 
> Too bad. I've suggested before you limit yourself to one sentence.
> I assume you are referring to the 30 million when you mention the people.
> I submit the theory that in most issues not everyone will agree.
> Are you suggesting a canidate must get every single vote in order to win?
> 
> > Or are you suggesting that the majority (moral or otherwise) has the
> > right to FORCE its will on the minority?
> 
> This is encouraging. You grasp of politics is increasing.
> In a working democracy the majority does rule.
> Would you have designed a system where the losers of an election
> would be the ones who took office?
> -- 
> The Watcher
> seismo!rochester!ccice5!ccice6!daf

David, I must ask you to think in English rather than C when you post to
this net.  If you had read Arndt's article, which it appears you haven't,
you would see that he does not define what HE means by people.  I assumed
he meant ALL people and replied accordingly.  As to your second point, my
grasp of politics is fine, but I'm concerned about yours.  Besides the
fact that the United States is NOT a democracy (It's a Republic), there
were grave concerns from the inception of our country that the majority
would FORCE it's will on the minority, outside of the law.  That is why we
have such things as the system of checks and balances, the Supreme Court,
etc.  I will be happy to loan you one of my college history texts if you
want to persue this any further.

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