"Minority Rule"

[BmorePat87]

(06-01-2021, 02:02 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: That's pretty much where I'm at as well.


Completely agreed.


In Texas the party representing the minority of voters deliberately sabotaged the working of government.  This is absolutely no different than the Senate blocking legislation through the fillibuster.  Forgive me if I'm incorrect, but your last paragraph seems to suggest the ends justify the means.  The problem with that is you're using a subjective criteria to approve of the tactic in some cases and not in others.

I don't see them as being identical tools for the reasons I noted. One can and will be easily be overridden, one cannot and likely will not be. The majority will still win out in one scenario. They won't in another. 

That said, if you're sabotaging legislation that actively harms democracy or human rights, I absolutely would support that action. I don't think the act in itself is wrong. I'd look at the motive. For the same reason I would not decry all acts of civil disobedience because it broke the law.