- 04 Aug 2022 15:43
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The Kansas Senate approved it 28-11 (72%) and the Kansas House of Representatives 86-38 (69%).
Representation seems to be failing big time in this case. Would be interesting to research why.
Minority rights are deliberatively anti-democratic, unless they protect the rights strictly necessary for democracy to function, i.e. the right to vote and the right to be elected.
However, I don't think there's sufficient evidence to prove that legislative majorities/supermajorities or supreme courts protect minority rights better than popular majorities. Especially in the US courts have a history of upholding discrimination.
wat0n wrote:So Kansas voters rejected an amendment to the Kansas Constitution to end its current recognition of abortion as a right, 59% to 41%. Kansas is a conservative state, so what would happen if other states held their own referenda on this matter?
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/02/us/k ... -vote.html
The Kansas Senate approved it 28-11 (72%) and the Kansas House of Representatives 86-38 (69%).
Representation seems to be failing big time in this case. Would be interesting to research why.
snapdragon wrote:P0D is correct. While the outcome of this referendum is a reason for rejoicing, referenda themselves are not always democratic.
Unless the rights of minorities are protected, then you don’t have a democracy.
Minority rights are deliberatively anti-democratic, unless they protect the rights strictly necessary for democracy to function, i.e. the right to vote and the right to be elected.
However, I don't think there's sufficient evidence to prove that legislative majorities/supermajorities or supreme courts protect minority rights better than popular majorities. Especially in the US courts have a history of upholding discrimination.