A town votes: 90% want to stop a small religious group from using the public well
A town votes: 90% want to stop a small religious group from using the public well. Priya says it is fair because the majority decided. Does majority agreement make it fair?
Who do you think is right? Pick one.
The answer: No, a majority can still be wrong
Why
Credit that in a democracy the majority usually decides — that instinct isn't wrong. The gap: the majority deciding how things RUN differs from the majority being allowed to HARM a minority. If 90% could strip the other 10%'s rights at will, belonging to any small group would be dangerous. That's why the Constitution places fundamental rights ABOVE a vote — no majority can remove them. Test: imagine being in that 10% — would 'most people wanted it' feel fair? The Constitution protects the minority FROM the majority.
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