When minority rights supersede the majority rights, where does the peoples choice come in?

Question

you have contracts given to minority just because they are minorities for the sake of equality...but that isn't fair to people who never did anything wrong...you have many muslims complain about civil rights abuse anytime we do anything that involves them...but our safety doesn't matter...you have people display Jesus in a jar a piss...but no one dares draw mohammad...why do the rights of the majority come second to minorities and their "freedoms"...what about the peoples soveriegnty...in Mass. the law makers are blocking a public vote on gay marriage...why can't they let the majority vote on it...are minorities choice more important than majority choice...it seems this is the stance of many liberals and the laws that keep popping up in the name of civil liberties while the majority lose their power...doesn't this kind of move seem more like a dictatorship represented by the few rather than a democracy by the people...it seems americans are being held hostige by their own stupidity...

Answer 1

BRILLIANT!! THANK YOU FOR BRINGING UP THIS POINT!
Exactly right now we are being governed by a minority. The MAJORITY govern the MINORITY if a majority of people want gay rights then let it be, if they dont then dont let that happen. That is essentially how the US system of govt is supposed to work.

Answer 2

To put it simply, our form of constitutional government is based on the very premise that minorities should be protected by the "tyranny of the majority." Why does Rhode Island have the same number of Senators as California? Why do we have a Bill of Rights protecting freedom of speech, religion, etc. describing the rights of ALL people which legislative and executive branches can NEVER infringe upon?

Answer 3

Lots of people feel the same way that you do, and there is some merit to your argument. I urge you to contact your congresspeople and LET THEM KNOW.