>>discrete and insular minorities << protected by the "C" were/are who
exactly? Blacks? American Indians? Women? Hispanics? Bankers?
Mark Jones
http://www.egroups.com/group/CrashList
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> >The comments about Jefferson and the Constitution are almost too silly to
> >discuss. J was no great fan of the C, which he did not sign precisely
because
> >of its comparative conservatism, And as for the anti-majoritarainsim od
the
> >C, and especially the Bill of Rights, is that such a bad thing? Some
people
> >might think that it is the anti-majoritarianism of the C that is
precisely
> >its glory, in providing a defense against
> >majoritarianian oppression. --jks
>
> Oh yes, the propertied minority needs vigorous protection against the
> masses. Just ask Madison, Federalist #10.
>
> Doug
>
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