Originally Posted By: Wonder Boy
 Originally Posted By: Matter-eater Man
So WB what would you propose here? Honestly it seems like you don't have a problem in general with elected officials making laws before this. Is it just this issue and maybe a couple of others that you want treated differently?


I propose that on heartfelt issues, like abortion and gay marriage or border security, where there is polarizing opinion, that the only way to legislate these things fairly is
(1) by popular vote.
(Where even a legislative vote like this one in New York state is unacceptable, because it no doubt is a political decision maneuvered behind the scenes, and not credibly representative of what the people of that state really want. It was 29 Democrats, who managed to leverage an additional 4 Republican votes, not an overwhelming consensus.)


Do you think there could ever be a consensus as to what constitutes a "heartfelt issue"? Also as G-man points out there are polls that show this law is actually representative of voters. That's why I think you had some republicans vote for it. They want to get elected again.

Fair play!