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From: alan@allegra.UUCP (Alan S. Driscoll)
Newsgroups: net.singles,net.politics
Subject: Re: Homosexual teachers- a serious question
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Date: Tue, 17-Jul-84 15:29:46 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul 17 15:29:46 1984
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>    My personal opinion is that the majority of parents in an area should
>  have the right to remove a teacher for any reason, because no.1 that
>  teacher has a profound effect upon their children and no.2 I believe
>  in majority rule (or democracy if you prefer). 

The founding fathers didn't believe in majority rule, at least not
in its purest sense.  They put many restrictions on our democracy,
in order to avoid a "tyranny of the majority."  After all, how can
a right be "inalienable" if it's subject to majority opinion?

George, are you saying you don't believe in inalienable rights, or
are you simply unclear about the principles this country is founded
on?

-- 

	Alan S. Driscoll
	AT&T Bell Laboratories