8. It is not friendly to minority rights and opinions.
There are numerous cases throughout American history of majorities imposing their wills through the force of government. Japanese-Americans were placed in prison camps, Jim Crow laws treated black Americans as second-class citizens and gay Americans are prevented from marrying their partners, all due to a general consensus among the citizenry that such action is just. Some wrongly seem to suggest that certain rights are only for those groups which we favor. This is a much easier case to make when those involved are radical and hateful groups. However, the Constitution and the principles of republicanism are designed to protect those ideas and individuals which may be unpopular at any given time.
