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You're making an argument based on popular vote, but black people and white people wouldn't be able to intermarry either if our system was entirely based on the
by jarin 16y ago
You're making an argument based on popular vote, but black people and white people wouldn't be able to intermarry either if our system was entirely based on the will of the masses.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyranny_of_the_majority http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyranny_of_the_majority
- shotmaker 16y agoSo its the Tyranny or the majority, that I have to put up Obama too right? Which by the way is against gay marriage. Not all states use the Electoral College (4 to 6 don't), more and more left leaning states want pure majority.
- jeromec 16y agoThe election of President is not a direct election by U.S. citizens. See Electoral College: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_College_%28United_States%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_College_%28United_Sta... Also, each presidential term is limited to 4 years.
- ugh 16y agoThat’s why there is Congress. That’s why there is a Supreme Court. That’s why there are independent state and local governments. That’s why there are term limits.
- afterburner 16y agoYou are losing sight of the fact that restricting gay people from marrying is unjust.