Which sets a more dangerous legal precedent? (prop 8 related)?

Which of these precedents is more dangerous?

1: A majority vote being able to restrict the freedoms of a minority group.

2: The federal government overriding a majority vote to give those freedoms back.

I was reading somewhere that people wanted the federal government to intervene and try to legalize gay marriage nationwide. Regardless of how you stand on Prop 8, which of these precedents is potentially more harmful to our democracy?

Clearly #1 is more dangerous, because it is the only one contrary to our long history.

I just returned from a local demonstration, and as a featured speaker, I addressed exactly this topic. I spoke for about 15 minutes, but I will give readers the short version here.

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This Land is Your Land, This Land is My Land

As everyone knows, tomorrow’s protest in Porterville, at the corner of Henderson and Newcomb, by the helicopter, is part of a Nationwide demonstration! Come out and join us!

One of the most beautiful patriotic songs ever written is This Land
is Your Land by Woody Guthrie.

The lyrics are completely secular, 100% inclusive, and descriptive of
the principles our country is founded on, while demanding equality for
all.

We all know at least part of the song, and I think it would be
wonderful if during tomorrow’s demonstration and march we can sing it
to demonstrate the rightness of our cause, and solidarity with each
other and with our brothers and sisters, aunts, uncles, mothers,
fathers and fellow citizens marching across the country.

The song is probably a little longer then you remember, so I am
including the lyrics below, and here as a pdf file.

please print them out and bring them to the demonstration.

the pdf file has two pages, one with one copy of the lyric, and one
with two, so you can make extra copies without wasting paper, for
those who might not be able to bring a copy, or who might not see this
message.

Finally, since I am not sure if attachments are allowed, a few minutes
after I send this message, I will upload the pdf file to the yahoo
groups page in the Files section (Link below in the message footer)
and also on my blog at Portervillenerd.com

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