All men are created equal except when decided by the Electorate

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness."

Those were the words of Thomas Jefferson in 1776 when he wrote the declaration of independence. And to this day, all Americans hold this view to be sacred and the very essence of our nation. To be American is to be born EQUAL with every other American. All with EQUAL rights and EQUAL opportunities and EQUAL responsibilities. So how is it then that the Californian electorate was able to decide in Proposition 8 that the GLBT community are not to be granted equal rights by denying them civil marriage? That is very unAmerican! There are certain things that are just black and white. Right is right and wrong is wrong. What if the majority of a small town of mostly Episcopalian decides that Mormons are not to have the same rights in their town? Does that make it right? NO! (although I would have loved seeing that to give those Mormons a taste of their own medicine) There are just certain rights that are not within the purview of the electorate to decide. EQUALITY under the Law is not a matter that can be decided by the tyranny of the ignorant majority. The government has the responsibility of protecting the rights of every minorities including the Homosexuals.