but I do know the majority trumps the rights of the minority all of the time.
No, first of all, the majority does not trump the minority. That is the purpose of a republic. A republic is not majority rule. Rights aren't up to be voted on or legislated away. In a democracy, it's simply majority rule. In a republic, we have a set of laws that rule so that regardless of what the majority wants, they can't take away or infringe on the rights of individuals. We are a republic. How sad that you don't even know what form of government The United States of America is.