EXACTLY

[velessa]

Borrowed from ajslj:

In 1787, the majority of people in this country thought African Americans were worth only three fifths of a human being. In 1887, the majority of people in this country thought Interracial Marriage was an abomination. In 2008, the majority of Californians thought marriage should only be between a man and a woman. Just because the majority of people in this country agree with you doesn't mean that you are right, it just means that a lot of people are wrong.

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[mutive.livejournal.com]

Incidentally, that is why we have a republic, not a democracy. Our founding fathers were justifiably terrified of the idea of a majority deciding to disenfranchise a minority. Which is why we have courts that are supposed to say "um, no, sorry, you can't do that". Which is what happened. It's a fairly logical approach, really.

I loathe the comments I've read about people saying "if a judge can undo this, why do we even get to vote". Honestly, if you understand the US government that poorly, I really wish that you'd *stop* voting, as you have no idea as to why we have a constitution or a judicial system if you say something that idiotic.