[More Cowbell]

Excellent post...though a constitutional democracy does not enthrone the majority...if you read Jefferson and Madison and Adams, they knew full well the dangers of human nature and how a majority could function. It took the Supreme Court and federal marshals to end Jim Crow and segregation. The funny thing is, that "the kingdom of heaven" (if one believes that) will be a Benevolent Autocracy, with only the Nazarene enthroned. A showing of hands does NOT determine wrong and right and justice and injustice. With that said, Cowbell, I enjoyed reading your post.

You are correct that our nation's laws are not made by a simple majority vote by the citizens. The citizens vote for representatives (elected by a majority of votes), who then make decisions on laws (decided by majority votes). But we, as citizens, do not vote directly to pass new laws.

And I never said that majority opinion determines right or wrong. I actually agree with you that a simple vote does not decide what is just or unjust. The majority has been wrong many times before, and will be wrong again in the future. In my opinion, right and wrong are absolutes, and no majority decision can change that.