From and Economist poll:
Prejudice does not stop being prejudice despite being popular or widely held. And constitutional rights do not loose their force even if they are applied to people, beliefs and behaviors that make many other people squeamish. That’s really the entire point of the bloody thing. Fundamental rights are not subject to popular opinion or the vote. That’s because they are fundamental rights.
Those who would say otherwise are just opportunistic jack-wagons. And I think the general reaction to their odious arguments is best summarized by the great orator, Sean Connery:
