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Originally Posted by Undertoad
Oh, you mean other than and aside from the freedom to peaceably assemble, ...
I don't know. Do they need some sort of protecting beyond that?
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That 'perspective' is the question. I don't regard that as protection only of minorities. I regard that as protection of all from government.
But again, is that what is being called 'protection of a minority from a majority'? If not, then I don't understand details behind this 'minority protection'; why our minorities are protected and other democratic minorities are not.
Implied is that government represents the majority. Well it may have been when elected. Does Musharraf of Pakistan represent the majority? Does Mugabe of Zimbabwe represent the majority? Under the American system of democracy, both the majority and minority would require protection from such governments. IOW I do not understand what protection protects the minority from the majority. I see protection of all from government.