Shay wrote:
>> I'm not arguing for an ideal here, I'm looking at what should be done 
>> in this specific instance.
> 
> If this were allowed, *every* specific instance would lead to majority 
> benefit at the cost of minority rights.

You should always avoid absolutes.

;)

> """
> A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only 
> exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse 
> from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes 
> for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury 
> with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal 
> policy, always followed by a dictatorship. The average age of the 
> world's greatest civilizations has been 200 years.
>  -Alexander Tytler (unverified)

I guess the US is ripe for destruction then.  Good luck in the new world 
order.

Oh, by the way... what's the age of the United Kingdom?

...Chambers

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