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Originally Posted by Zyr
I do mean the majority voting as to what the govt should enforce actually (though I would imagine the majority would be broken down into smaller bits, as in states, counties, cities.) The govt would enforce the law, but the law would be what the people want. The govt should have no say in what they are enforcing. They do not tell people what to do, they tell people what the people tell them to tell them... if that makes any sense.
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What the people want isn't always right. The govt has to act to keep the people from enacting unfair laws. If we let people ban gay marriage then we have a tyannical majority enforcing their religious-based rules on people. Where do we draw the line? What if they then want to make homosexuality a crime or reinstate slavery?