From: farenebt@craft.camp.clarkson.edu (Droopy)
Subject: Re: What about OUR rights
Organization: Clarkson University
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 18:41:59 GMT

v115r4q5@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Perry M Jowsey) writes:


>  There has been alot of talk recently about the rights of homosexuals, and this
>debate has included the consideration of allowing homosexuals in the military.  
>With all this talk, however, people are ignoring what is really important- the 
>rights of American men who choose a normal and decent type of lifestyle.  If 
>America gives in to the voice of the minority and grants homosexuals equal 
>rights and even allows them to enlist in the service, then America will have 
>ignored the rights of the majority.  Just think of the man in the Navy who now 
>is forced to shower with a man who is homosexual.

What about it? Why doesn't the straight wait for the gay to finish
showering? I don't believe that ANYONE'S rights should be infringed.
The same argument could be made if you replace homosexual with
black or Hispanic or whatever. 

I don't believe in saying "only you people who are living an acceptable
lifestyle as is arbitrarily defined by me, deserve certain rights."
The ultimate challenge that has faced america throughout its history
is balancing the will of the majority with the rights of the minority.
We can't have rule by an elite few; but we can't have mob rule or the
tyranny of the majority either.				
									
>  With  this in mind, America has realized that thehomosexual lifestyle 
>is not to 					
>homosexual lifestyle is not to be condoned.  

Who cares if it's condoned? Homosexuals simply deserve the same basic human
and legal rights as everyone else. No more and certainly no less.
Besides, the only concrete difference between the "homosexual lifestyle"
and the "heterosexual lifestyle" is the sex of partners. Homosexuals
are no more or less likely to be promiscuous or whatever. THey are 
human beings: some are shy, some are outspoken. Just like heteros.

>Even with a president who had pro-
>claimed he was in favor of homosexual rights, 

Why does he believe in gay rights? Because he believes in the Constitution.
Even that pesky 14th Amendment which guarantees equal protection under
the law. I would hope that my president supports the Constitution.

>America is sending a message loud 
>and clear which is causing Bill Clinton to be a little less outspoken on this 
>issue.  It is evident in a recent Newsweek poll in which less than half of those
>polled think gays should be allowed in the military.
> Assuming that the homosexual lifestyle is normal, the men and women of this 
>country realize that we do not live in a nation that caters to special interests
>or alternative preferences.  We must protect the rights of the majority of citi-
>zens and hold what is morally right and just.  The  message is finally loud and
>clear.

We also must not be governed by mob rule of people who WILL impose THEIR
arbitrary morality on everyone in the country. We MUST protect the
rights of ALL! You are advocating the tyranny of the majority. Believe
what the majority believes or we will strip your rights. 

What we as Americans must do is protect the rights of ALL citizens.
We must make sure that everyone is afforded the same rights and
protections. We must not dole out certain "special" rights to the
majority and screw everyone in the minority. We must protect the
rights of EVERYONE.
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