- Aug 4, 2009
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Actually,you are in the minorityNo, the will of the majority is not a poster telling the people what their will might be, but rather our representatives voting for the will of the majority. And that's sort of how it works in America.
Except, that's often NOT how it works at all. Take the recent Gay Marriage issue. The "will of the people" has been very clear, they overwhelmingly do not support Gay Marriage. COURTS have stepped in and overruled the "will of the people" in California and elsewhere. Other state legislatures passed laws that were unpopular among their constituency, because of pressure, money and lobbying from the LGBT activists. Finally, the SCOTUS issued a ruling which struck down the "will of the people" in numerous states and took the matter out of our hands entirely.
Most Americans support it