Most people think the US is a democracy. And don't know the difference between a democracy and a republic, much less *why* the US was set up as a republic instead of a democracry.
BTW, there are lots of laws that "abridge the rights of another individual or group". Mostly the "right" to chesat, steal, murder, etc.
And yes, I've had that exact sort of comment made by folks arguing either that it's ok to abridge some rights or that laws must be based on their morality.
The proper counter to them is to point out the difference between restricting what someone can do to *others* and what they can do with or to themselves.
Re: Refer it to the voters
BTW, there are lots of laws that "abridge the rights of another individual or group". Mostly the "right" to chesat, steal, murder, etc.
And yes, I've had that exact sort of comment made by folks arguing either that it's ok to abridge some rights or that laws must be based on their morality.
The proper counter to them is to point out the difference between restricting what someone can do to *others* and what they can do with or to themselves.