Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by Turing_Machine 968 days ago
> If enough people in your area want _everyone_ in your area to uphold a certain standard, then yes... their opinion _does_ trump yours.

And yet, weirdly, you're no longer allowed to prevent someone from selling their house to a black family, no matter how many "people in their area" want to forbid it. How do you explain that?

Majority rule isn't the only rule, dude. Individual rights are still a thing.