Some religious groups claim their religious rights have been violated against because of a double standard they have received from a group that usually has authority over them. In the case of Hurston v. Henderson, "Mr. Hurston was warned about wearing religious tee-shirts in the workplace, while Judeo-Christians were permitted to express Judeo-Christian themes on their clothing"(Hurston v. Henderson). Mr. Hurston establishes that his rights of expressing his religious beliefs were violated because of the unequal rules in his workplace as set out from his employer, who is in the position of authority over him. The only reason why a group's opinion towards someone's religion would matter is because of the authority the group has. Laws must be put into place to protect the liberty and security of the individual, and those laws must have authority over all citizens within the country, so that when one person is in a position of authority, for example in the work place, the individual's rights may not be infringed upon on the grounds that they are in a position of being inferior. The rights that protect religious and ethnic groups entrenched in the Charter are; "Everyone has (these) freedoms: freedom to conscience and religion freedom of belief" (Yates, 328). Majority rule can infringe upon and individual's rights when the individual does not have legally recognized and protected rights, beliefs, and complete security of her peaceful actions. .
Second, elites in the government may wish to set aside the rule of law under the sway of desiring change in rules to allow them to proceed with their desired actions.