[CYO Butch]

I believe the key to what has made our country such a great place to live is that it is based on pluarlism rather than strict majority rule. Since the adoption of the Bill of Rights, our legal system has been based on protecting the individual from the power of the government which represents the majority of the people. Unlike Communism, which endorsed the "Dictatorship of the Proletariat", our system has upheld the notion that the group could not simply do what it wanted at the expense of individuals. Sure, we've blown it in the past, as epitomized by the Dred Scott decision, but I believe the historic trend has been overwhelmingly good for the "people" as well as individuals. It's just that sometimes I wish there was a little more common sense and a lot less litigation.