Bartender Geek

Well, yes. It was this fear that caused the delay in getting the constitution approved. Given this situation "the mob" was all powerful. The solution was the bill of rights, to limit the power of the majority, as exercised through the elected representatives, from persecuting, oppressing, and generally being nasty to the law abiding minority. And even then it was a hard sell.
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