Alot of liberals say that the majority want all troops brought home now, so we should do it.
But when the majority supports something they dont agree with, then its not right - i.e. gay marriage?
2007-03-23 05:15:40 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
"Do as I say, not as I do", is their motto!
2007-03-23 05:18:51 · answer #1 · answered by Katz 6 · 3⤊ 9⤋
I heard this during the Clinton administration some where and it seems to still hold true. To Democrat leaders bipartisanship means that you agree with their side of the issue and vote for it and if you don't you are stupid, unethical, etc. The libs on this site and in DC seem to hold to this. Even if an issue you and I believed in was supported by 99.9% if the population it would be wrong if it was not on their agenda. But if for some reason they can manipulate the data to show 50.00001% on their side it has to be done that way. The biggest problem with polling and survey I found from years of political science classes and real world experience it that you can manipulate a survey by asking a question a certain way, changing you your survey base, etc. and they do it all the time. That's why I was not shocked by the polls showing Kerry winning the last pres. race because exit polls are to me worthless, I never tell people who I voted for unless I know them when I walk out of a voting booth. Most people do lie and want to answer the way they think the person asking the question wants them to answer. You make too much sense to be asking these questions. You really hit it right out of the park with some of your answers to other questions also. Thanks!!
2007-03-23 12:29:16 · answer #2 · answered by ALASPADA 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
As usual you're both partially right and wrong in the same question polling actually shows while most Americans do not support Gay marriage neither do they support amending the constitution to stop it
http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/us/Relationships/same_sex_marriage_poll_040121.html
flip side the majority does want out of Iraq, so while the majority do not support gay marriage they want no constitutional action on that but do want our troops out of IRAQ
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2006-06-26-iraq-poll_x.htm
2007-03-23 12:40:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
You seem to fail to grasp basic constitutional principles.
The constitution allows some things to be decided by the majority, and prohibits some things even if there is a majority.
Discrimination is prohibited by the Constitution. So is enforcing religious dogma as a matter of law. It doesn't matter if the majority is 90% in favor -- the Constitution does not allow them majority to violate those protections.
Nothing in the Constitution requires the US to be in Iraq. But the Constitution does give Congress the right to set the budget, and to make rules for the military.
So, nothing prevents Congress from de-funding the Iraq occupation, and the Constitution specifically says they have the legal authority to do so.
2007-03-23 12:27:09 · answer #4 · answered by coragryph 7 · 6⤊ 3⤋
Most people (not just liberals) want this horrible, ill-planned, war to end and our troops brought home. Considering we still have freedom of speech, we're still allowed to speak out against anything we disagree with. Isn't that the concept of free speech?
2007-03-23 12:22:48 · answer #5 · answered by katydid 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Sorry. But conservatives do the very same thing.
The majority support the troops coming home, but the conservatives don't think we should do it.
2007-03-23 12:27:11 · answer #6 · answered by Spirish_1 5 · 5⤊ 2⤋
Gay marriage is between two people and affects nobody else. War on the other hand takes the lives of thousands and hundreds of thousands of innocents.
2007-03-23 13:10:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
people don't die if they someone else marries a gay person.. it may disgust you.. but it won't kill you... and plenty of states have voted down gay marriage bills.. we may not agree with it.. but we accept that until there is a majority we can't change it... but we DO have the majority on Iraq.. and still it's not able to change ??? hmmm
2007-03-23 12:24:33 · answer #8 · answered by pip 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
I'd have to answer that war is a political topic and gay marriage is a social topic. I think the gov't should try to stay out of our personal lives.
2007-03-23 12:20:52 · answer #9 · answered by Gemini 5 · 7⤊ 2⤋
Because when the majority wants to infringe on someone's liberty, it is wrong.
Think Revolutionary War. If the majority had gotten its way then, you would be under the rule of the British crown.
2007-03-23 12:19:31 · answer #10 · answered by Bush Invented the Google 6 · 8⤊ 3⤋
Good point however invalid. You are comparing a policy that affects another country's citizens to a policy that affects US citizens. (I also do not support Gay marriage)
2007-03-23 12:23:58 · answer #11 · answered by Chi Guy 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋