Kudos to your wonderful editorial in the Voices Section, May 29. It is deplorable that the 2 percent (those who practice same sex according a recent article) "tail" is wagging the 98 percent "dog". The gay alliance can force retribution on those who disdain same sex marriage, but if the opposite were true the gay alliance would cry foul as loudly as anyone. Peter Vidmar is a sad example of what pressures can be brought to bear when one stands up for principle in a meaningful democratic way. We must be able to agree to disagree without fear of retribution on either side.
Frank Overfelt
Cottonwood Heights
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We also must be brave enough to protect the rights of those we do not agree with and even if they are in the minority.
The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution to protect against the tyranny of the majority. Frank wants to enforce the tyranny of the majority. Sad.
RE: Furry1993
You are confrontational. Frank said NOTHING about enforcing anything. What he said was actually just the opposite--that we need to learn to disagree without your type of comment.