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Originally posted by Kostya
Soooooo,
What you're saying is, so long as the majority of people want it, that makes it a good thing?
Well, frankly, this just doesn't cut it in my opinion for several reasons.
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Soooo. What you're saying is that you want to take the freedom to choose away from the people and revert to a monarchy? If the majority of the people want it, they should get it, provided it doesn't violate the constitution, in which case if you can get 2/3 of the people to want it, the constitution should be changed.
Democracy does not mean "government of, by, and for the people unless the people want something that offends Kostya."
If you don't like the way the majority of the people want things, you can work to change their opinion, or you can leave. You cannot override the majority just because YOU don't happen to like what they did.
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Originally posted by Strange Famous
if a tiny minority of right wing people in power want to pass legislation like this that is deeply offensive to the majority of the people, throw them in jail for hate crimes...
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You're forgetting something. Who do you think elected these people? That's right, the majority of the people in Virginia. If most of the people dislike right-wing politics, maybe they should elect moderates or liberals next time.
I find this removal of rights as offensive as the next guy, but I also realize that these representatives who passed it did not suddenly decide to have these opinions overnight. They didn't run on a campaign of increased gay rights and then change their position once they were in office.
If the voters want decisions made the way they want them made, then it is the voters' responsibility to educate themselves as to the positions of the candidates and then elect the ones that agree with them.
This really all boils down to the fact that the vast majority of Americans either don't vote or don't bother to inform themselves about the people they're voting for. They'd rather watch The Apprentice than watch a show exploring where the candidates stand.
If the American people want to be sheep, then they get the government they deserve.