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The entire concept of the rights of a minority being decided by the majority is worthy of Thru the Looking Glass, and anathema to the principals of the U.S. Constitution.
But homosexuals did not put that issue on the ballot in California (and other states) to be decided by a tyranical majority. Don't pretend that gays made this a political issue by pleading for justice in courts of law, or that blacks made a political issue by demanding equal rights under the law, or that women made it an issue by struggling for the right to vote.
In all cases, it was their oppressors who made it a political issue ... and it's a shame that such things had to be fought for, tooth and nail, and that such things still need to be fought for ... when they have been enshrined in the introduction of our American Constitution since our nation was formed.
It's disgusting.
But in no sense are gays using their quest to be equal with everyone else as a divisive tool. Nor did blacks yearning to be equal seek to divide. Nor did woman fighting for equality want to divide. In each case, the oppressed have sought to unite all Americans, all humanity, in the enjoyment of inalienable rights.
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