One great object of the Constitution was to restrain majorities from oppressing minorities or encroaching upon their just rights.
The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class are to represent and repress them in parliament.
Right now computers which are supposed to be our servant are oppressing us.
Geological change usually takes thousands of years to happen but we are seeing the climate changing not just in our lifetimes but also year by year.