minority rights
the majority has an obligation to protect the rights of the minority. we do an admirable job when i see all those empty handicapped parking spots at the grocery store. we do a horrible job when it comes to homosexuals. consider for just one moment all the things you hold dear that aren't exactly mainstream like say your garden, your gun, your music, your college degree, your stock portfolio, your third child, your cigarettes, your pot, etc. now imagine the majority taking it away.