1. The concept of majority rule reconciled
In a democratic society the government is not a single all- powerful authority wielding ultimate decisive power. ... An example of this was when the elites in government decided it was deaf to the rule of law, when the elites in government imposed its will on parliament through non-electoral methods during WW2 when Japanese-Canadians were put into internment camps. ... President Roosevelt signed the "Executive Order No. 9102, establishing the War Relocation Authority-and " without a murmur of dissent," (Institute for Historical Review) Japanese-Canadians were shipped away to internment camps...
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