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Originally Posted by mfblume
When a nation makes laws that the people have no choice in determining, it is no longer democracy in the fullest sense. When people do not WANT a law in place, and the nation puts it through anyway, it is not actual democracy. We have enough of that trash in Canada. But where is the BY THE PEOPLE in the USA? Maybe I am missing the US's intended thought in BY THE PEOPLE. I'm no political guru.
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But are there times when this ideal is not served? Wasn't that what became of Slavery and the Civil Rights movement??
The pro-same-sex marriage groups would use that argument and claim this is one of those opportunities. The majority cannot vote for something that opposes the Constitutional rights of another. The Constitution is specifically for the protection of the minority and those not in power.
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