But isn't the protection of liberty a morally based ideal?

Morality isn't arbitrary.

It is wrong to kill somebody; that is a morally based idea. The reason
we have a law for it is because we believe it is wrong to for one
individual to directly hinder the rights of another individual.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 8:40 AM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Re: Being Gay: Nature or Nurture?
> 
> > Bob 3 wrote:
> > >has determined that public safety is more important than the
individual
> > >fun, is this not based on morality?
> >
> > My rights or freedoms stop when they start to hinder your rights and
> freedom.
> 
> YES!!  yes.  Thank you.  Laws should not, and most are not, based on
> morality, but on protection of liberty.  How, how, how is it that
> Americans, no less, don't see this?
> 
> There are so, so, so many people (Americans!!) that don't understand
> this that I'm losing faith in our ability to continue to live in a
> free society.
> 
> There was a recent Rolling Stone article on how many Americans are
> starting to resemble a Theocracy and it's no wonder when American
> adults don't understand what it is that protects their freedoms.
> 
> GOVERNMENT DOES NOT EXIST TO ENFORCE AN ARBITRARY MORALITY.


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:199928
Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5
Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5
Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54

Reply via email to