"Tom Sixkiller" wrote in message news:r5Vbc.12

In Utah, until just a few years ago, you couldn't win office unless you
were
Mormon. Same goes in predominantly Mormon areas in other states, such as
Mesa, AZ. Things have changed and they are longer the dominant political
force, but it isn't unusual in how these groups like to think that as long
as they are the majority they can rule with an iron fist.


This could be said of any place where there is essentially a dominant
monoculture. The alternative, of course, is to ask 'Mormons' (or anybody
else) to not promote their values in the political arena, which would be
both ridiculous and unfair. After all, that is what democracy is all about.
Why should you be allowed to promote your political opinion, but 'Mormons'
should not? I think it is vital to a living democracy that everybody work
hard to promote their particular political agendas, or you will end up with
just the sort of iron fist rule that you are talking about.