Majoritarianism Is Not Compatible with Individual Rights

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Thomas Sowell, George Will, and Walter Williams have all explained that the Constitution imposes strict limits on the powers of the federal government. This means, for all intents and purposes, that it is a somewhat anti-democratic document.

And by anti-democratic, I mean the Constitution puts restrictions on democracy (not restrictions on the Democratic Party, though in this case...).

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A lot of people forget the Constitution puts limits on majority rule, when it's convenient for them.

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