Of course, the aim of a constitutional democracy is to safeguard the rights of the minority and avoid the tyranny of the majority. (p. 102)

In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority

In Republics, the great danger is, that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of the minority

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.