'Tyranny of the majority.' Again, searching for that underlying cause, the 'universal field theory', or whatever.

Consulting Google oracle, came up with the phrase, "tyranny of the majority."

Very useful/applicable in some things currently happening in grasshopper's local universe :-)

Interesting link on the tyranny of majority and the founders' thoughts on it in framing the U.S. Constitution:

http://www.garlikov.com/philosophy/majorityrule.htm