Probably since our nation was sent to war to make the world safe for democracy, generations of Americans have been fed the dangerous notion that majority rule is the end purpose of government.
We cannot allow the Left to determine the field of battle, to set the terms of debate. We must resort to first principles, that the object of government as discovered by the philosophers of the Enlightenment, is to secure our God given rights.
Democratic institutions are necessary, but alone are destructive, for they inevitably lead to tyranny. Philosophers from Aristotle onward wrote of this, and our constitution was designed to cure the ills inherent in democratic republics.
The failures of progressivism surround us and are evident to all. As Obama tightens down on freedom, I believe more and more Americans will come around to the realization that something MUST be done.
Very, VERY, well said.