Are Gay Rights The Same As Civil Rights?

BASIC CIVIL RIGHTS belong to ALL CITIZENS regardless of who we are.

When it comes to employment, basic governmental benefits, civil marriage These are all protected items of our basic civil rights.

James Madison WARNED that our nation NEEDED the Bill of Rights when he introduced them to the Congressional Constitution Committee. In that introduction he made a very plain and simple argument which as we can see held true then and holds true today. He said:

"In our Government it is, perhaps, less necessary to guard against the abuse in the executive department than any other; because it is not the stronger branch of the system, but the weaker. It therefore must be leveled against the legislative, for it is the most powerful, and most likely to be abused, because it is under the least control. Hence, so far as a declaration of rights can tend to prevent the exercise of undue power, it cannot be doubted but such declaration is proper.

But I confess that I do conceive that in a Government modified like this of the United States, the great danger lies rather in the abuse of the community than in the legislative body.

The prescriptions in favor of liberty ought to be leveled against that quarter where the greatest danger lies, namely, that which possesses the highest prerogative of power.

But it is not found in either the executive or legislative departments of Government,

but in the body of the people, operating by the majority against the minority."

The single most visible actions today of the various groups against the basic civil rights of ALL citizens who would chose to have others treated differently based upon THEIR dogma, doctrines and beliefs are aimed at the MINORITIES of our country. It is these minorities that Madison was speaking about, be it based upon race, color, national origin, sex or sexual orientation. It is all about the majority against the minority.