So, if the majority does not rule then explain to me the purpouse of your vote. Are the votes counted and then forgotten and the choice made by some other method? Are you telling me that a minority has the right to decide for the majority? As to my feeding someone their teeth it's a free Country, as you so graciously point out, and my choice if I feel it's worth the consequences. At 57, with a heart that probably won't last another 3 years and nothing that can be done about it, no property in my name ( done signed it all over to my son ), and knowing witnesses are needed to make a case most of which would gladly look the other way wishing it was them shutting the scumbag up instead of me ( around here most would encourage me to hit him again and swear to the police he threw the first punch), heck I might just feel it's worth it. Or I might just show up with a few dozen Vets, and or Patriot Guard Riders and we exercise our right to free speech as we one by one inform the scum of our opinion of him which is most likely the course I'd take depending on the situation.