Just Rachel
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Mccloud, CA | reply to DavisPhotog
Re: Calif upholds gay marriage ban
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deadmeat
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Sonoma, CA
| said by Just Rachel  :The people voted. Why should it not be upheld?? It an argument about the tyranny of the majority when it comes to discrimination and the rights of others. You have a minority looking for equal rights for their relationships under the law and lets face it they're not the most loved minority in the world. For example when you want to say something is stupid you call it gay.
Now you have the rights of this unpopular minority decided by a 51% majority vote.
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JohnInSJ
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| Democracy sucks, doesn't it.
Still, I guess its better then 7 people deciding for all of us. At least to me it is.
Regardless of WHAT they were deciding, they shouldn't count more then 51% of us.
Get it?
PS - we choose the leader of our country on less then 51% majority popular votes, quite often. Fun, isn't it?
»en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Un···e_margin
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deadmeat
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| said by JohnInSJ :Still, I guess its better then 7 people deciding for all of us. At least to me it is. Regardless of WHAT they were deciding, they shouldn't count more then 51% of us. Get it? I guess I read too many comic books growing up but I think it depends on whether you believe equal protection is a fundamental right. If you counted on the popular vote for fundamental rights for minorities jim crow laws would still likely be in effect in the south and people would have no firearms. Personally I think governments should leave marriages to churches and only do civil unions.
If that doesn't work gays could always organize into a religion and use religious protection laws against their oppressors. 
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JohnInSJ
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| Focus... focus.
The question isn't about WHAT we voted on. Its on the right of the people to set their constitution, or 7 judges.
Do you really want to give up that right?
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deadmeat
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| said by JohnInSJ :Do you really want to give up that right? Oh, no I agreed with the ruling just didn't agree that gay marriage ban was constitutional but I guess that will be up to 5 people .
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JohnInSJ
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San Jose, CA | I give up. |
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