From: utzoo!decvax!genradbo!stuart
Newsgroups: net.followup
Title: Re: Majority Rule, Conclusion
Article-I.D.: genradbo.268
Posted: Thu Jul  8 08:14:40 1982
Received: Fri Jul  9 02:47:17 1982
References: utcsrgv.464

With all this talk about democracies(on net.general), I'd like 
to point out that majority rule means mob rule.  Everyone can
vote for representatives in the government, but the government 
can't do something just because the mob wants it.  There's nothing
magic about large numbers.  The important question is: what is
the purpose and proper function of government?  To leave the
road open for the government to do anything the mob or most powerful
group wants is not a good idea, even if it is called democracy.
And that's just what is done when political systems are judged by their
'democratic ideals'.