On Tyranny of the Minority

I'm going to introduce another, slightly different, concept. If you know me online and on Facebook, then you've heard me mention it before. The Concept we are going to discuss is "Tyranny of the Minority." For purposes of this article, we are dealing with legislators, and not ordinary citizens.

The Founding Fathers envisioned, and rightfully so in my opinion, "Tyranny of the majority." Where I think they missed the boat is that the political minority (Democrats, Republicans, what have you) can be just as bad.

For starters, a little background and for comparing and contrasting. We'll start with the majority. Tyranny of the majority deals with 3 main components:
1) Pushing through something that, though popular, could be harmful.
2) Suppression of the minority
3) Making sure only THEIR voices are loudest--which is slightly different than the component given immediately above.

In contrast, and also in similarity, tyranny of the minority involves these three points:

1) Stopping something that is essential, such as cabinet or court judges, indefinitely and without asking for something in exchange.
2) Suppression of the majority using various legislative "tricks," such as amendments to kill a bill, to ensure only their voice is being heard.
3) Making sure their voice is loudest.

Folks, this is exactly what gridlock looks like: when both tyrannies come together, there is no escape. Everything goes into a dark abyss from which there is no light. Something needs to give to send this nation in a direction, whatever it may be, in order to lead the average citizens. I'm tired of legislators throwing hissy fits.

Ladies and Gentlemen of Congress and the Presidency, you were elected to lead. Now do so.