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Originally Posted by MSD
Constitutions are intended to protect minority groups from the tyranny of the majority.
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Umm. No.
Historically:
The purpose of a constitution of a country or state is to protect the commitment of freedom under the accepted rules of law.
Generally, the accepted rules of law project that people are governed by
accepted rules, as opposed to the arbitrary whims or decisions of the those who rule.
The main purpose of a constitution is to provide the government of those people the ability to protect the lives and liberties of ALL the people under that rule without violating the rights of some to provide gains for others.
Constitutions have absolutely nothing to do with minority/majority.
Read Articles I-IV of the Constitution, it deals with nothing but the branches of government and how to balance. It is all about balance of what the people want. It's simple. It's not a minority/majority conflict.
On this particular subject, all humans should have the same rights, as long as they are not physically hurting others, they should have the absolute right to live their life as they see fit. If that means marrying the same sex, than so be it. We are all equal, we all have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, regardless of gender/race/religion/whatever you can think of. No one, NO ONE has the right to tell another person how they should/could/would spend their short, precious time on this planet. It's absurd.