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John Marlow: Majority vs. minority tyranny

The Electoral College has been the news a lot this week, which is a good thing. Whether folks knew much about it or not, we’ve all got the summary that the Electoral College protects us from the tyranny of the majority. Can we next have the same focus on eliminating gerrymandering? We need something to protect us from the tyranny of the minority.

John Marlow

Raleigh

This story was originally published November 19, 2016 at 6:00 PM with the headline "John Marlow: Majority vs. minority tyranny."

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