Let’s Vote On it!?

There are some things and times when letting the people vote on an issue is the right thing to do and there are other times when it isn’t.  To those of you who think it is a good idea to vote on everything, let me ask you if you have the time to spend every day of your life researching and voting on everything? No? I thought not. This is why we have a representative form of government and not a true democracy  (that for the Neo-Cons who all seem to have missed their High School Civics Classes. Probably out back of the cafeteria smoking rope materials).

But that’s only one reason why we shouldn’t vote on everything.  Another good reason is known as the right of the minority to be free from the oppression of the majority.  A good example of this is the Mosque in NYC.  Some people are now saying that we should let the people of NYC vote on whether the Mosque be allowed to be built.  Beyond the fact that the Mosque is more of a community center than anything else, we should not be allowed to vote on this. Just as we shouldn’t be allowed to vote on whether or not Republican Crazies should all be locked up, or whether certain races should or should not be allowed to ride on public transportation.  The matter is one of rights.  The people who want to build this Islamic Community Center have the right to buy property and to build anything they want on it as long as it doesn’t violate zoning laws and follows building codes; QED.  You don’t get to vote on their rights anymore than they get to vote on yours.  So all I can say to those of you who think it’s a good idea to vote on this or who think they should not be allowed to build it is STFU!  You are wrong and if you don’t understand why you are wrong, then you should go back and take a basic US Civics Class and learn why you are wrong!