[andrewb]

Originally Posted by steeljack

Does this mean that the majority of folks who dont want to ride in a taxi driven by a convicted sex offender can have no say in the matter when a minority of the community (members of the council sub-committee) decides its ok , and infact the councillors are doing there civic duty by protecting the rights of a minority (in this case sex offenders)

No it doesn't. What I said was not exclusive, the majority can be right too.

As a matter of interest the councilors in question still got elected again didn't they?