Not necessarily. The argument can be made that an extreme form of democracy, there is no central authority to run roughshod over your rights. ....
On the other side of the equation there is indeed the small groups deciding what to eat for dinner, lunch and breakfast, being the rest of the populace.
What keeps the latter in check are consequences for the transgressors and a transparent way to keep these people in check. A constitution can resemble such a mechanism.
Not necessarily. The argument can be made that an extreme form of democracy, there is no central authority to run roughshod over your rights. ....
On the other side of the equation there is indeed the small groups deciding what to eat for dinner, lunch and breakfast, being the rest of the populace.
What keeps the latter in check are consequences for the transgressors and a transparent way to keep these people in check. A constitution can resemble such a mechanism.