At its birth, the United State's most pressing concern was to piece together a constitution to secure their floundering liberties and unite the states under a common rule of justice for all. From the Constitution's elaborate system of checks and balances, one gets the sense the framers seemed very apprehensive about people and their politicians possibly using the government's power tyrannically. This great problem did not cease when they penned the hopeful phrase "more perfect Union" into the Constitution. It continues today with each political decision made based on emotion rather than truth.
Long ago Aristotle identified the same problem. He labeled this passion-based rule as majority tyranny when done by the citizens,
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