Sir Nicolas Bratza and the two other judges in the minority thought this was going too far.
"It reaches the point where that minority thinks, 'uh oh, I'm the only one here' and leaves," explains Jennifer Hawthorne, of Northern Ireland's state housing executive.
"We're dealing with human beings and the vast majority of people stick by rules, they don't think it's sensible to take drugs but the odd minority think they need to to compete at the highest level," Smith told BBC Radio 5 Live.
The Republicans' edge is that a substantial minority think the Democrats are what Ramesh Ponnuru, a conservative zealot and author, calls "the party of death", favouring "unrestricted abortion, lethal research on human embryos, and euthanasia".
Hammond said the UK was not anti-migration and that only a minority thought the borders should be completely closed.
Most of those at the meeting, including two former mayors and members of a citizens' rights group, criticised the Tiziana acquisition, suggesting it was fundamentally unethical and possibly illegal, while a minority thought the deal could still be beneficial.
But a minority thought the Prophet's closest relative, his son-in-law and nephew Ali, should succeed.
A minority think it is the consequence of two different but equally defensive approaches.
Only a negligible minority thought about "passing the next examination" or "looking good on ward rounds" (1% each).
Although a majority of US citizens think that the president and Congress should address global warming, only a minority think it should be a high priority.
