Posted on Apr 23, 2024
How the Founding Fathers' concept of 'Minority Rule' is alive and well today
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In his new book, Minority Rule, Berman connects the debates and compromises of the country's founders to contemporary politics. He says the founding fathers created a system that concentrated power in the hands of the elite and that today, institutions like the Electoral College and the Senate — designed as a check against the power of the majority — are having much the same effect.
In his new book, Minority Rule, Berman connects the debates and compromises of the country's founders to contemporary politics. He says the founding fathers created a system that concentrated power in the hands of the elite and that today, institutions like the Electoral College and the Senate — designed as a check against the power of the majority — are having much the same effect.
How the Founding Fathers' concept of 'Minority Rule' is alive and well today
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We have an option; the tyranny of the minority or the tyranny of the majority.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel - Thank you. I am not the ignorant person some here believe I am.
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