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This 3 page paper provides references in the US Constitutional ammendmetns that demonstrate the protection minority rights. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Bridwell, 1997). Majority rule is aligned with the idea that what most people want is the right thing, but history has shown that when a majority wants something, it is
not necessarily fair to those in the minority. A good example is slavery. Slavery worked well for the landowners, but it was detrimental to the human beings who were
enslaved. This is one example where the rights of the minority were jeopardized for the desires of the majority. The thirteenth Constitutional amendment would rectify that blight: "Neither slavery nor
involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction" ("Constitution,"
2009). The original Constitution did not protect slaves. Yet, Henry Steele Commanger wrote something to the effect that the primary reason for the Constitutions existence is to protect the
minority (Quirk & Bridwell, 1997). On some level, and when applying ethical theories like utilitarianism, it would seem fine to allow the majority to win. After all, not everyone
can be made happy. Also, a democracy is equated with the desires of the majority. People vote and the majority wins. Despite the fact that there is an electoral college,
and no direct democracy actually exists, it does seem to be the case that the majority does rule in America. Some theorists have reasoned that the majority rule is the
best for all. And it does make sense. In order to find out how to order a country, one ought to ask its members what they think. That is the
democratic way. In fact, Jefferson reasoned that the people do make good choices. Quirk & Bridwell (1997) explain that Jefferson believed that the good character of the people would make
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