A ruler makes use of the majority and neglects the minority, and so he does not devote himself to virtue but to law.

The intelligent ruler makes the law select men and makes no arbitrary appointment himself; he makes the law measure merits and makes no arbitrary judgment himself.

A filial son to his father can be a traitorous subject to his ruler.

They have a very vocal tiny minority of American citizens who overwhelm the majority because they are so vocal and they're so vehement. So politicians are afraid of them,

The acts of the minority are affecting the majority and causing the closure of public lands. Just because of a few people that break the law we have to suffer.

You can't create a majority with this election. You can increase the regular minority vote on the council, but you're not going to change the outcome.