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Day 17 (p. 294 to 312): Tocqueville argues that the majority does not have a right to vote for whatever laws it wants, but is limited by what is just. But who decides what is just and enforces it, if not the majority?

“…freedom of opinion does not exist in America (p. 307)”.   This is not the opening line of Tocqueville’s chapter entitled, ‘Unlimited Power of the… Continue reading Day 17 (p. 294 to 312): Tocqueville argues that the majority does not have a right to vote for whatever laws it wants, but is limited by what is just. But who decides what is just and enforces it, if not the majority?

PUBLISHED ON Posted on November 12, 2015March 3, 2017Author BY Brockin Categories Responses to Democracy in America
Tags Democracy in America, rights, Tocqueville
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