Originally Posted by mardigras

I keep seeing the term "will of the people" posted in these threads... I still want someone to explain to me why it's OK for a slight majority to determine the morals for nearly 1/2 of the rest of the country.

Where I live is still very racist. What if a petition drive showed that a narrow majority of 51% (of people who vote) in the town wanted to change the laws and policies back to the way things were in the early 60's? Would any of you defending the narrow majority political actions also agree that this "majority" should make the call for everyone else? Would you just call everyone complaining a "sore loser"?