The problem I see is you can end up with a tyranny of the minority, which in a sense leads to a revolt of the majority, and minority rights become restricted again.
"To protect minorities implies restrictions on the rights of the majority"
I would submit that this is a sweeping generality, and not necessarily applicable to most basic rights (I do concede that there is a rather broad definition of the term basic rights :D and my contention can easily be dismissed with a few specific examples)
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Date: 14/8/09 00:40 (UTC)"To protect minorities implies restrictions on the rights of the majority"
I would submit that this is a sweeping generality, and not necessarily applicable to most basic rights (I do concede that there is a rather broad definition of the term basic rights :D and my contention can easily be dismissed with a few specific examples)