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Voting in Ireland.......
May. 22nd, 2015 01:39 amIt's a wee bit past 0100 here in the Northern California woods, which makes it just after 9 in the morning in the Republic of Ireland. Voting got underway 2 hours ago. The main question on the ballot, marriage equality.
We'll know sometime on Saturday if the electorate gave this the thumbs up or not.
I'm torn.
Common wisdom is yes, the Irish people are ready to accept and even celebrate same sex unions, & polls suggest to vote will be in our favor. However, I'm still ill at ease that a majority will vote on the civil rights of any minority. The potential tyranny of the majority scars me.
The tyranny of the majority thought that it was ok to intern the Japanese in this country. The tyranny of the majority enacted Jim Crow laws across the American South. The tyranny of the majority sent millions of Jews, Roma, Gypsies, Poles, Jehovah's Witnesses, lesbians & gay men to their deaths during WWII.
You all will forgive me if I remain both skeptical & anxious until the vote is reported on Saturday. I'll have my fingers tightly crossed until then.
We'll know sometime on Saturday if the electorate gave this the thumbs up or not.
I'm torn.
Common wisdom is yes, the Irish people are ready to accept and even celebrate same sex unions, & polls suggest to vote will be in our favor. However, I'm still ill at ease that a majority will vote on the civil rights of any minority. The potential tyranny of the majority scars me.
The tyranny of the majority thought that it was ok to intern the Japanese in this country. The tyranny of the majority enacted Jim Crow laws across the American South. The tyranny of the majority sent millions of Jews, Roma, Gypsies, Poles, Jehovah's Witnesses, lesbians & gay men to their deaths during WWII.
You all will forgive me if I remain both skeptical & anxious until the vote is reported on Saturday. I'll have my fingers tightly crossed until then.
