I have to agree with Bo on this one. All personal opinions to the side:

A democracy as we know it is not intended to mean that the majority wins. The true nature of a democracy is one where the minority is protected from the views and wishes of the majority.

The best example being, the puritans who left England so they could practice their religion. They were in the minority and felt they had to leave England to practice what they believed because the majority forced them out.
- So one of the founding principles of this country was not that MAJORITY rules but rather the MINORITY will have the same rights, privileges and protections of the MAJORITY.

Now of course, not everything in the world is black and white and there will always be interpretation. But the effort is to protect against the POPULAR vote, especially in areas that are regarded to be "personal rights"..

Same thing goes for issues like, abortion, euthanasia, etc.

Ideally, it's the Supreme Courts job both federally and on a state level to protect the minority from the popular vote.

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