While the last couple elections have been important to me for a variety of reasons, this current election cycle has caused me to realize that it's not the actual politics that matter to me, but rather the social and societal issues of today. Gay rights, women's rights, workers' rights, environmental concerns. Those aren't politics, per se, but rather social issues that have been made political.
My issue isn't with whether voters or politicians have a similar or different opinion than me on these issues, but rather with them thinking it's right to create legislation that denies people basic human and civil rights because of that difference in opinion. Just as I would never want to deny someone the right to practice their religion just because I'm an aetheist, I have a hard time understanding why someone would want to deny a homosexual couple the right to marry just because that person doesn't agree with homosexuality. We can all have our own opinions and feelings without forcing them upon other people's lives.
I thought that's what all the outcries for "less government" was about.
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