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by albedoa 4455 days ago
Democracies and majorities don't determine what is right. In fact, they have historically produced some nasty policies and held some nasty views, respectively.

> With your line of reasoning it would be right to fire a majority of California.

Firing someone for political activities is currently illegal in California, if I am reading the law correctly. Though I don't imagine half of Californians would be out a job tomorrow even if they weren't protected by law.