[adrianbye]

incredibly insightful comment, deserves to be at the top

examples in support: "In public discussion, Madison spoke of the rights of minorities in general, but it is quite clear that he had a particular minority in mind "the minority of the opulent.""

http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Chomsky/ConsentPOP_Chom.ht...

"Chomsky: James Madison’s position at the Constitutional Convention was that state power should be used "to protect the minority of the opulent against the majority."" http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/interview-with-noa...