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He was campaigning against equal rights for homosexuals, not polygamy, incest, "etc.". In some countries a wide degree of relationships are today being legally
by the_gipsy 3y ago
He was campaigning against equal rights for homosexuals, not polygamy, incest, "etc.".
In some countries a wide degree of relationships are today being legally accepted as "family", such as brothers or friends living in a household. The important thing is that this does not affect anybody wanting to live in a traditional family.
If democracy was purely about what the majority votes, and not also protecting the minorities to some degree, we should not call it civilization then. Reducing it it to a "legal majority rule" does not make e.g. slavery legitimate or morally acceptable.
- MichaelZuo 3y agoThe final arbiter of what counts as 'legitimate' in the US is what's spelled out in the Consitutition, assuming the government and military are willing to enforce what's written. There are some extreme scenarios where that would no longer apply, but passing readers will get the point without needing to read every possible corner case.