Say there is 6 lodgings in an apartment complex. Each has 1 vote to every 2 people living there. There is a 5 singles and a frat of 8 college kids that are categorized among them.
Imagine a dilemma of what is allowed to deliver to the complex. You get two choices; 1) Pizza but it's cheap and only pepperoni or cheese. Or 2) a variety of three types of food but a little more expensive.
Now in a straight democracy, the frat can essentially decide what the other 5 shall have. Doesn't matter what they contest, frat rules supreme. In a constitutional republic, you get 1 vote for every 2 people living in your home. Suddenly there can be a unity against an overwhelmingly populated frat 5 to 4.
I always used an "apartment" metaphor for this.
Say there is 6 lodgings in an apartment complex. Each has 1 vote to every 2 people living there. There is a 5 singles and a frat of 8 college kids that are categorized among them.
Imagine a dilemma of what is allowed to deliver to the complex. You get two choices; 1) Pizza but it's cheap and only pepperoni or cheese. Or 2) a variety of three types of food but a little more expensive.
Now in a straight democracy, the frat can essentially decide what the other 5 shall have. Doesn't matter what they contest, frat rules supreme. In a constitutional republic, you get 1 vote for every 2 people living in your home. Suddenly there can be a unity against an overwhelmingly populated frat 5 to 4.