I Chiang points out that in the past, protection of aboriginal rights has largely depended on guaranteed seats in representative bodies, but under the democratic principle of majority rule, when issues are put to the vote the minority aboriginal communities are always at a disadvantage.
夷將拔路兒指出，以往對原住民權益側重保障名額，但這種對人的保障，在民主政治議事堂多數決的原則下，一旦交付表決，少數山地族群永遠處在弱勢。