Comments on: The Power of the Minority http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2006/12/31/the-power-of-the-minority/ Life. Liberty. Property. Defending individual freedom and liberty, one post at a time. Wed, 22 May 2013 18:26:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Adam Selene http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2006/12/31/the-power-of-the-minority/#comment-5280 Adam Selene Mon, 01 Jan 2007 01:41:19 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2006/12/31/the-power-of-the-minority/#comment-5280 Oh, I left out a LOT of complexity to make my point. But, even without considering all of those things, the fact that a mere 1% representation of the voters can block or enact a bill should be frightening to anyone who wants the Feds to have more power.

]]> By: Brad Warbiany http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2006/12/31/the-power-of-the-minority/#comment-5277 Brad Warbiany Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:26:38 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2006/12/31/the-power-of-the-minority/#comment-5277 You also forget that we are voting for candidates, not legislation. It is rare that anyone agrees 100% with the platform of the candidate they put into office, so you can assume that for most legislation, only a percentage of the people who voted for that candidate support that legislation.

And when you consider whose interests are usually served by our elected officials (i.e. lobbyists), it’s quite possible that a flat majority of the voters for a candidate disagree with the legislation they’re enacting.

]]> By: KipEsquire http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2006/12/31/the-power-of-the-minority/#comment-5271 KipEsquire Sun, 31 Dec 2006 22:31:04 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2006/12/31/the-power-of-the-minority/#comment-5271 You left out “signed into law, or vetoed, by a President who is often elected by a mere plurality of votes cast, and for whom popular support may have fallen substantially in the time since his election…”

;-)

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