"We are the majority. A majority of this country opposes this war ... a majority of this country never voted for this administration." -- Filmmaker and propagandist Michael Moore.

Ahh, "majority rules". A simple (and dangerous) concept for a simple (and dangerous) mind.

- A majority was responsible for slavery.
- A majority live off the taxes of the minority.
- A majority have nullified the property rights of the minority.
- And of course, a majority also never voted for Clinton.

There are different types of tyranny. The most well known is the subjugation of the many by the one. Many times throughout history, a single ruler has oppressed the masses. But there is also the subjugation of the one to the many. Today, with increasing frequency, the rule of the masses has oppressed the one.

But don't take my word for it:

"It is of great importance in a republic not only to guard the society against the oppression of its rulers but to guard one part of the society against the injustice of the other part. If a majority be united by a common interest, the rights of the minority will be insecure." -- James Madison, Federalist Paper No. 51.

"Measures are too often decided, not according to the rules of justice and the rights of the minor party, but by the superior force of an interested and overbearing majority." -- James Madison, Federalist Paper No. 10.