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Because the state went through a democratic process and decided to do that. Democracy doesn't mean that everyone has to vote for the policies you like.



"We have decided that rich people who can travel to a different state have different rights than poor people" is a very bad process.

That's the difference between rights and privileges -- As of this week I can't vote away your your right to carry concealed weapon in my city, but you can vote to take away my access to abortion, or even contraception in yours?


Yes, abortion isn't a constitutional right.


How many dictators came to power through a democratic process? i think there was this really famous one in 1930's, what was his name...


1930s Germany had no democratic tradition so it's unsurprising that a reactionary conservative movement resulted in a dictator. That is absolutely not the case here, our republic is an enormous part of our tradition so it's extremely unlikely that such a movement here would have the same result.

Also if you keep calling conservatives Nazis eventually they might start wondering why, they might start remembering and noticing things you'd rather they forget.


Ahh, so any democratic process that results in a policy you don't like is 1930's Germany. While any democratic process that results in a policy you do like is... ?


aah, so as long as something happened though a democratic process it's fine and dandy and no examination is needed as to the possible consequences of that decision?




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