Love by referendum
States are now 0-for-31 on allowing gay marriage by referendum. I wonder how many civil rights referenda were defeated in the 50s and 60s before folks realized that rights aren’t something that can be voted on.
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November 5th, 2009 at 10:40 am
I pretty much wonder the same thing. How can anyone think it’s effective to take the bare majority’s opinion on how a minority should be treated? I mean, not even a two-thirds majority, we’re talking 53% here. Are we really going to say it should be possible for 50.1% of the populace to take away the rights of 49.9% of the populace?
People forget how easy it is to manipulate the majority against a minority. Everyone thinks it can’t happen anymore/here/for real.