d States House of Representatives.Calhoun notes that those who dont agree with the majority and takes feeling only into their own account, fall into these errors regard the restrictions which organism [concurrent majority] imposes on the will of the numerical majority as restrictions on the will of the people and, therefore, as not only useless but wrongful and mischievous (278). The quote means that if a representative does not agree with the majority of his consistency, he is doing a disservice to his community and is wrong. The essay believes that representatives should work for the people, not their interests.Next, Calhoun goes into the concurrent majority. Calhoun starts off by saying, It is this mutual negative among its various conflicting interests which invests each with the power of protecting itself, and places the rights and safety of each where only they can be securely placed, under its own guardianship. . . . It is, indeed, the negative power which makes the constitution, and the positive which makes the government (278). Calhoun states that the negative association with a government (i.e., tyranny, takeover, factions) is counterbalanced with the Constitution and rules. Because there are a wide amount of interests, Calhoun notes the concurrent majority rules because representation and government protect the beliefs of many. In essence, because this is so the majority of people who believe in the same ideals and laws will always rule over those of the powerful individual.He takes notice that the numerical majority divides a society in two, because as Calhoun believes the principle of numerical majority, tends to unite the most opposite and conflicting interests and to blend the whole in one common attachment to the country (279-280). This is so because many different interests in government destroy society. The beliefs of one group should not overcome the beliefs of a majority. Calhoun believes that this is the way that g...
