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Old 08-17-2015, 08:49 PM
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I was inspired to create this thread by a comment in anothe thread. I have lifted/copied their statement that I felt neede a separate focus:

"We are a country of majority. The majority makes the rules. Like it or not."

With all the focus and effort on special interests and minority groups (not just race intended) and the ability continuously displayed day after day where the minority(count) rules.

Schools that limit or eliminate something deemed offensive by one person gets accomplished.
A small group that voices opposition to a writing or book or representation they do not like gets approval.
Then the larger issues like ACA where the majority of Americans were against it and it was passed (before read!).
And currently the the Iran nuclear agreement that most of Americans are against is being pushed even with threats by Obama.

So no, based on the current political, special interest, lobbyists and minority group progress I do not believe the majority rules as it once did.

And I do embrace the statement made by the poster quoted above:

LIKE IT OR NOT!!





Here is the short answer to you whining - ELECTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES.

Maybe - just maybe - if the R's gave their nomination to a moderate who didn't put his foot in his mouth every second and who didn't go around alienating huge blocks of voters you'd stop crying about the majority not ruling like it once did. Presumably, you mean back in the 40's or 50's when everybody was white

Have some earth shattering news for you - it's 2015, Hispanics are the fastest growing block of voters, 51% of the electorate are women.

Deal with it