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
