I support eliminating all laws against consensual acts of any kind whether it's abortion, gay marriage, drug manufacture, suicide, drug use or sales, polygamy, prostitution, nudism, or whatever.
I believe the laws of this country, each state, and even each town come from the consent of the governed and as such no legitimate laws infringe upon our rights. We are born with the right to do anything we want as long as our actions don't infringe upon the person, property, or rights of a non-consenting other. If the majority of any town want to vote in sharia law (as long as it doesn't infringe on the person, property, or rights of a non-consenting other or violate the Constitution) it's fine with me. This means laws forcing women to wear certain types of garb or making men grow beards is out. The laws of towns, states, and even the federal government are still subject to the restrictions of the U.S. Constitution so double jeopardy, cruel and unusual punishment, etc. are out so there would be no chopping off of hands for shoplifting, etc. So any laws they want to make that are consistant with the limitations of the U.S. Constitution are ok as long as they don't infringe on our rights. --- In [email protected], "Eric Dondero Rittberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Now this is a very interesting admission from you Paul. I think > you've just crossed a line, one of which I doubt seriously even your > most ardent followers on this and other forums would be willing to > join you in. > > Let's pin down precisely what you are saying here. And please > correct me if I mischaracterize your views. > > You are saying that if a group of Muslims suddenly became the > majority voting block on the Riverside City Council, and decided to > severely punish prostitution, exotic dancing, skateboarding, > marijuana use, and close down bars throughout the city, you would > have no problem with that, at all? > > This would not be an afront to your libertarian sensibilities? > > Come to think of it Paul, I rarely if ever hear you talk about civil > liberties issues. I do remember once reading that you were Pro- > Choice. But just for the record you do support drug legalization, > and oppose prohibition of alcohol and support legalization of > prostitution, right? > > > > --- In [email protected], "Paul" <ptireland@> wrote: > > > > Are you saying the immigrants who came here didn't try to change > the > > laws to suit them? Need I remind you of Tammany Hall? > > > > If the people of a particular community prefer Sharia law, that's > just > > fine. > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Geof Gibson" <geofgibson@> > wrote: > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Eric Dondero Rittberg" > > > <ericdondero@> wrote: > > > > > > > > I dare say, if authoritarians, using Islam as pretext, start > taking > > > > over communities here in the US (fact is, they've already > taken over > > > > two - Hamtramac and Dearborn, Michigan), the first people > they'll > > start > > > > going after are the Prostitutes, Gays and Lesbians. We > libertarians > > > > will be second on the List. They'll view us as Infidels who > support > > > > the rights of the "Sex purveyors." > > > > > > > > > > Bingo! In Europe, France specifically, they are already > attempting to > > > claim they are not bound by local laws and will impose sharia on > their > > > own community. > > > Next, Washington DC burns. > > > > > > ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
