Bad laws cause me to lose respect for the
lawmakers and my "
neighbors" who vote them in. After my
recent move, I discovered that citizens of
this state often try to
legislate preference for their lifestyle. "Let's post the
Ten Commandments in every public school classroom!" or "Let's stop
big cities from restricting my right to
carry firearms everywhere I go. Like into crowded
public areas."
In such a homogeneous region, these laws are proposed when the vast majority feels threatened by a small minority of people who are slightly different. This is where ideas like "special rights" for gay people arise.