tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912669500934497251.post5237369309207417128..comments2023-09-29T03:39:03.460-04:00Comments on Gratuitous Violins: Maine and the majority/minority divideEstherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16076517542540421210noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912669500934497251.post-48159365658075454932009-11-06T14:12:43.581-05:002009-11-06T14:12:43.581-05:00Hey Todd,
That's one of the many things about ...Hey Todd,<br />That's one of the many things about this issue that makes me angry. Some people really think that the purpose of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights is to impose the will of the majority. In fact, it's the opposite. We have those safeguards to protect the rights of the minority.Estherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16076517542540421210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912669500934497251.post-74700444007051799302009-11-06T14:11:03.036-05:002009-11-06T14:11:03.036-05:00Thanks, Kathy. I appreciate it!Thanks, Kathy. I appreciate it!Estherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16076517542540421210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912669500934497251.post-19405192987532741082009-11-05T14:25:03.140-05:002009-11-05T14:25:03.140-05:00Hear, hear. You know, the Other Side argues that j...Hear, hear. You know, the Other Side argues that judges should never subvert the will of the majority, but if they'd read the Constitution, they'd realize the Founders never intended the U.S. to be governed by majority rule. That's why we have the Bill of Rights.Todd Wallingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11308322697380268831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912669500934497251.post-78526788208225316712009-11-05T12:52:56.114-05:002009-11-05T12:52:56.114-05:00Great post Esther.Great post Esther.Kathy Garmushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12975778367180073475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912669500934497251.post-20746445587561400572009-11-05T08:58:11.599-05:002009-11-05T08:58:11.599-05:00Hey, C.P. I know what you and George went through ...Hey, C.P. I know what you and George went through in California so I know where you're coming from. Some people seem to think it's perfectly okay for other people's rights to be abridged until it comes to "their" rights. But personally, I do try to reserve the word "Nazi" for people who actually were Nazis. Otherwise, I think it loses its meaning. Hope you understand.Estherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16076517542540421210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912669500934497251.post-43321271424774557072009-11-05T08:54:29.053-05:002009-11-05T08:54:29.053-05:00Thank-you for the kind words, Jeff and Dorian. I j...Thank-you for the kind words, Jeff and Dorian. I just wish the vote had turned out differently and I didn't need to write them.Estherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16076517542540421210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912669500934497251.post-89042537797054360142009-11-04T22:24:00.929-05:002009-11-04T22:24:00.929-05:00You're right about being at risk as a minority...You're right about being at risk as a minority. After the crazy shit we've seen the past few years, it wouldn't even surprise me to have some lunatic Nazi take power in this country and start all over with a new Holocaust. Well we did have a lunatic Nazi at the helm for 8 years but at least no Jewish camps were set up....<br /><br />You the old saying, "first they came for xxxxx....."Coaster Punchmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12587366749348273040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912669500934497251.post-49212081424353782752009-11-04T11:48:35.474-05:002009-11-04T11:48:35.474-05:00Terrific post.Terrific post.Jeffhttp://www.tinmanic.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912669500934497251.post-67696510047963029082009-11-04T09:00:56.529-05:002009-11-04T09:00:56.529-05:00This is an excellent post. A really really excelle...This is an excellent post. A really really excellent post. Thank you!<br /><br />I'm lucky that I live in Canada, where I *have* marriage rights. But I still follow US politics, for several reasons, and I found this Maine decision...disappointing.Dorianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01186017345210742473noreply@blogger.com