that's just one side of it. Check out all the outrageous federal law applied to a whole diverse cultural and geographic country, especially EPA. That "one size fits all" is hard for many of us to bear (or bare.) I'll give you a few basic human rights, but don't get carried away.
BTW Lincoln concluded the Gettysburg Address by saying " ...that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth." I'm pretty sure when he said "of the people, by the people, for the people" he didn't mean "unless some appointed federal judge decides that he knows better." I'm also fairly certain that his hair would have curled at the prospect that the Bible would be banned from schools, that Christians would be forced to serve homosexuals and that the Constitution mandated gay marriage.
Cruz states the exact position a constitutional conservative should hold. And really any American who respects our constitution should hold. Your live in Canada so you don't really get to vote on this one. while I personally believe abortion to be killing a human life. I live choose to live in America and therefore I and we should follow the Constitution. This really is not for the Federal Govt to decide. If California had voted for Gay marriage instead of the courts so be it. I would still live here.
Yes, especially the EPA. Until smoking was banned in restaurants, you could ask to sit in the non-smoking section. But if you were unfortunate, you would be placed right at the border between the smoking and non-smoking sections. The table nearest you could be full of smokers. And so it is with states. What good is a comprehensive state-run EPA if the states surrounding you are the equivalent of tables filled with smokers?
I want to live in a country where we are not suffering the tyranny of the few. Battles that have already been fought and decided need to be put to rest knowing that absolute perfection is unattainable. A very small number of activists walk around looking for reasons to complain. There will always be reasons to complain. I don't care whether it's abortion, race relations, or a gay couple wanting a cake. Enough already. You can get your abortion so quit bitching. Abortion is legal so quit bitching. There is no more state sanctioned racism. Quit bitching. Black people have just as much right to be here as anyone else. Quit bitching. Homosexuals can find a place to marry. They can find a cake and they can do these things without any real inconvenience. Quit bitching. Gay people are here, they're Okay, and they're just as human as the rest of us. Quit bitching. Pissy ass activists on both sides need to SHUT THE FUCK UP!
I imagine most people would indeed STFU if there were not others actively and regularly seeking to marginalize them in one way or another, overtly or otherwise. It would be refreshing to move on to other things. But if someone was stepping on your toes and trying to "put you in your place," I suspect your reception would be less than warm.
When I first moved to North Carolina in 1990, most of the restaurants had signs saying "A non-smoking section is not provided." This is because the majority of restaurants at that time were owned by traditional tobacco families (or people connected with them). Most of the population of the state at that time strongly supported the tobacco industry and viewed the passing of laws requiring a "no-smoking" section to be a sin against the farmers of our state. However the state law at the time stated you had to post your policy out front of your establishment - and one of the allowed choices was that a non-smoking section is not provided.
Nice strawman. Do you work for the Obama administration? These Ventura supporters are really something else.