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From: daf@ccice6.UUCP (David Fader)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: FORCING 30 MILLION
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Date: Tue, 5-Feb-85 12:52:58 EST
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Posted: Tue Feb  5 12:52:58 1985
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> Uh, excuse me Ken, but about 30 MILLION people disagreed with that idea
> last November.

Good job Rob. A consise fact.

> 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
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