sapphi_snake said:
Blacksaber said:
sapphi_snake said:
Joelcool7 said:
lightbleeder said:
There are many things that should be legal nowadays so politicians could work on stuff that really affects the population.
Gay marriage and adoption, drugs, abortion if it's before 3 months, euthanasia or voluntary death; all these should be legal! |
Well that is a point of view, you do realize that their are millions of American's , Canadians and other nationalities that share a different point of view. The US is a democracy and as such the majority of citizens should decide what happens in the country, they elect leaders who then pass bills according to their voters beliefs.
Obviously your view point isn't as popular as you'd like to think. Heck even my view points aren't all shared by the general public. Fact is the politicians need the support of the people and if the people do or don't want a law passed then it shouldn't be passed!
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So if the majority don't want blacks to have equal rights (they didn't in the past), then blacks shouldn't have euqal rights? If the majority of the population thinks that gays should be jailed (like they do in my country), does that mean that gays should be jailed?
In a democracy people don't get to vote on the rights of minorities, esle democracy would become a tyranny. Those all are civil rights issues, and civil rights issues shouldn't be chosen by popular vote. Decisions regarding the individual are no one else's business.
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Though in this case it would work well if my state became a Tyranny for atleast the day of the voting. "A recent Siena poll found 58 percent of New Yorkers support same-sex marriage"
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Over 60% of Czechs agree with same-sex marriage, and it's not legal there either.
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"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for dinner."
- Benjamin Franklin (supposedly)
