How does a multi-party system violates the principle of majority rule?

Question

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Answer 1

Democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves money from the Public Treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidate promising the most benefits from the Public Treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy always followed by dictatorship.

When important issues affecting the life of an individual are decided by somebody else, it makes no difference to the individual whether that somebody else is a king, a dictator or society at large.

Answer 2

It doesn't really. The parties are just a group of people who put forth a candidate. It's been there since the beginning of the nation. I believe George Washington was a Federalist, Thomas Jefferson was a Democrat-Republican (Imagine that as an oxymoron today!). LOL

You can start your own party, or put yourself up for election, but financing a campaign is very expensive..... so having people behind you (which is what we call a party) might be important if you want to win.

The majority still votes on the candidates and there are often several names on a ballot to choose from. So I do not think it violates the principle.

Sue

Answer 3

Majority rule is a concept that is not the law of our land. In a multi party voter-scape, we would have serving the person with the MOST votes.
Majority rule is not a law.

Answer 4

This is not a true Democracy, that is Mob rule or Majority rule. This is a party based system, The populist vote for the person to best represent them.