True or False....?

[AVG-JOE]

The job of The United States Constitution is to protect minority views and lifestyles from Mob Democracy.

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[The Rabbi]

The job of The United States Constitution is to protect minority views and lifestyles from Mob Democracy.

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False.
Any other stupid questions?

 

[Penelope]

True.

 

[AVG-JOE]

False.
Any other stupid questions?

Care to elaborate, or are childish insults going to remain the only proof of your character?

 

[The Rabbi]

False.
Any other stupid questions?

Care to elaborate, or are childish insults going to remain the only proof of your character?

The question is so wrong headed and misinformed it's hard to know where to start.
Why is it libs only talk about "minority rights" when they lose elections. When they win it's "Elections have consequences."

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

In essence, true – the Constitution ensures that all citizens are subject solely to the rule of law, not men; as men are incapable of ruling justly. Citizens rights are not subject to 'majority rule,' the 'will of the people' is devoid of authority to seek to violate citizens' protected liberties.

 

[The Rabbi]

In essence, true – the Constitution ensures that all citizens are subject solely to the rule of law, not men; as men are incapable of ruling justly. Citizens rights are not subject to 'majority rule,' the 'will of the people' is devoid of authority to seek to violate citizens' protected liberties.

Failure as a non-sequitur.

 

[Valerie]

true




Throughout U.S. history, many Americans have sought to protect natural rights with law. Indeed, rights form the core of the American experience. As noted by the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution: “America has always been about rights. . . . While many nations are based on a shared language or ethnic heritage, Americans have made rights the foundation of their national identity.”


To Secure These Rights

In 1776, Americans proclaimed their focus on rights in the Declaration of Independence. It stated that all people were created “with certain unalienable rights” and that the very purpose of government was “to secure these rights.” Great Britain's refusal to grant American colonists the same rights as other English subjects sparked the Revolutionary War. Such rights were protected by the Magna Carta in 1215 and the English Bill of Rights in 1689. But some American colonies offered greater protection of rights than in England to attract new settlers. When the colonies later separated from Great Britain, they adopted new state constitutions--often containing separate bills of rights.

In 1787, the framers of the U. S. Constitution did protect certain rights within the body of that document. Among these were the writ of habeas corpus, which requires the government to show cause why it is holding a prisoner; the right to trial by jury in criminal cases; and the prohibition of religious tests for public office. However, a motion to add an additional bill of rights, brought up late in the convention, was defeated.


This omission became the chief obstacle to the Constitution's ratification by the states. To address that concern, the first Congress under the Constitution proposed twelve amendments on September 25, 1789. Ten of those were ratified by the states on December 15, 1791, and became known as the Bill of Rights. The First through Eighth Amendments protect the rights of individuals, from freedom of religion to prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment. The Ninth Amendment secures rights not specifically listed in the Bill of Rights, and the Tenth Amendment reserves to the states all rights not delegated to the United States.

Majority Rule Versus Minority Rights

The American system is one of majority rule with minority rights: everyday laws pass with a simple majority vote, but certain fundamental rights protected by the Bill of Rights are not subject to the wishes of the majority. In such a system, an independent judiciary, not subject to the political pressures of elections, is especially important. The U.S. Constitution creates a judicial branch that serves for life, and its job is to protect the rights of the minority. Thomas Jefferson believed that independent judges were the key to making a bill of rights more than a mere “parchment barrier” to the will of the majority. When protected by an independent judiciary, constitutional rights offered a safe haven from the shifting tides of political opinion.

Rights | Constitution USA | PBS

 

[Valerie]

In essence, true – the Constitution ensures that all citizens are subject solely to the rule of law, not men; as men are incapable of ruling justly. Citizens rights are not subject to 'majority rule,' the 'will of the people' is devoid of authority to seek to violate citizens' protected liberties.

Failure as a non-sequitur.

true or false, no one besides your rump swab obiwan understands your point...

 

[deltex1]

The job of The United States Constitution is to protect minority views and lifestyles from Mob Democracy.

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That's like saying the purpose of I 10 is to provide a concrete exit into Columbus, Texas. It's a bit more complex than that.

 

[Valerie]

wow, that's just brilliant.

 

[Iceweasel]

The job of The United States Constitution is to protect minority views and lifestyles from Mob Democracy.

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I voted false. Because it is. The form of government, a republic, does that. The constitution limits government.

 

[Delta4Embassy]

The job of The United States Constitution is to protect minority views and lifestyles from Mob Democracy.

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False. Constitution didn't give a crap about minority views or actual minorities when it was written.

 

[TNHarley]

It is a restriction of govt power and protection for the citizenry. I vote false

 

[Penelope]

The purpose of the Constitution is to provide me the right to own a gun, and given the proper circumstances, reduce the number of Libtards in my country.

It is a restriction of govt power and protection for the citizenry. I vote false

That would make it true then wouldn't it?

 

[TNHarley]

The purpose of the Constitution is to provide me the right to own a gun, and given the proper circumstances, reduce the number of Libtards in my country.

It is a restriction of govt power and protection for the citizenry. I vote false

That would make it true then wouldn't it?

Protection for the citizenry. Not gays, blacks, Mexicans and arabs.

 

[Valerie]

Protection for the citizenry. Not gays, blacks, Mexicans and arabs.

citizens of all kinds have rights, dummy... even the minorities.

especially the minorities, need protection from the tyranny of the majority..

same principle as the 1st amendment even protects jackasses like shirly phelps...

 

[TNHarley]

citizens of all kinds have rights, dummy... even the minorities.

same principle as the 1st amendment even protects jackasses like shirly phelps...

No shit dumbass. That's was my point
From the OP : The job of The United States Constitution is to protect minority views and lifestyles from Mob Democracy.
It does not.

 

[nat4900]

The job of The United States Constitution is to protect minority views and lifestyles from Mob Democracy.

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The ancient Greeks (Aristotle, as the most cited) often called "democracy" the rule of the mob...or mob-acracy, and many among the founding fathers were fluent in both the Greek language and the political philosophy of that earlier culture.

 

[Ravi]

True