10-23-2020, 05:01 PM
(10-23-2020, 04:49 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Yes it was.
That is exactly the reason that the Senate gave equal representation not based on population. That was the compromise created to avoid a "tyranny of the majority OF THE POPULATION".
Otherwise the entire system makes no sense because there is no way to stop a majority of states from creating a "tyranny of the majority".
The system was created the way it was because the southern states all had the same interests but had a lot less population. All the big population states were on one side and all the small population states were on the other. That system is outdated now because many of the States with the smallest populations share interests with some of the states with the biggest populations.
THERE IS NO LONGER A COMMON INTEREST AMONG ALL OF THE BIG POPULATION STATES THAT WOULD JOIN THEM TOGETHER TO OPPRESS SMALLER POPULATION STATES WHO ALL HAVE THE SAME SHARED INTERESTS.
Shouting doesn't improve the quality of your argument. The idea of a tyranny of the majority is not inextricably joined to the concept of States. The idea is applicable to any instance in which a majority can impose their will on a minority and the possible, if not likely, abuses that can entail.
