I'm confused what public roads have to do with anything. Does this mean you oppose regulation of private acts happening off the public roads? For example, if I want to employ people in a racist manner and pay them $3/hour in the privacy of my own bedroom, that's ok?

Or perhaps if the democratic will of the people decides that blacks must use a separate but equal set of public roads, that's also OK?

My only point is that appeals to the "democratic will of the people" are a dishonest justification for a policy. People are perfectly happy to ignore it when it leads to policies they dislike.

No, you are perfectly happy to ignore the democratic will of the people when it leads to policies you dislike.

Correct. I favor ignoring the democratic will of the people and protecting individual rights. I make no pretenses about this, and I think the tendency of democracies to violate individual rights is one of their deep flaws.

I'm just pointing out that either a) you favor laws against gay marriage since the democratic will of the people supports them (and similarly segregation in the south in 1969) or b) your appeals to the democratic will of the people are dishonest. Which is it?

Are we talking about the "gay marriage" kind of gay marriage, or the "exposing people to the single biggest threat to life and limb, without telling them that you don't have insurance" kind of gay marriage?

Either way, I guess you caught me. I'm a giant hypocrite. I am of course quite angry at you for exposing my terrible secret. Fortunately for me, you are a supporter of individual rights against all laws and public consensus who will gladly support my right to hit you in the face with a piece of rebar.

Who says I oppose all laws?

I simply said "democratic will of the people" is a terrible justification for a law and can be used to justify all sorts of horrible things.

Similarly, on the safety issues which you bring up, I think you are also being hypocritical. If regulating safety is your goal, then either you should a) support banning gay sex, which is extremely unsafe and spreads disease to unwilling participants, or b) it's just another cheap excuse to pass laws against people you simply don't like.

It's not always perfect, but I'm interested to hear your alternative. What if not the will of the people should be he foundation of your government? Brute force? The will of God?

And yes, I do support a ban on gay sex that involves unwilling participants.