You have failed to address the issues of transmitting disease, including deadly AIDS, and being fraudulently tricked into supporting children whom you did not father. Families are a bulwark against the state, even if it is not a welfare state.
For life and liberty, David Macko ----- Original Message ----- From: Cory Nott To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 2:52 PM Subject: Re: Contracts, Marital and Otherwise was Re: [Libertarian] Re: The Fallacy of Open I Contracts are about property and stem from the right to own property. People can agree to trade property through a contract, or provide labor in return for property. If a breach of contract results in theft or destruction of property (e.g. you paid me but I didn't do the work) then there is reason for legal punishment of the violator. A promise given in marriage has nothing to do with property, except perhaps for the division of it upon dissolution. A wife that commits adultery or a husband that does the same cannot be said to have committed any theft of property. They have only broken a promise to remain faithful. It is not the job of the government to punish people for breaking promises that don't result in theft or destruction of property. How does the state grow when the family breaks up? That's only when welfare and other services are provided at taxpayer expense. Presumably that would not be the case in a libertarian system where there is hardship. The parties involved would have to rely on family, friends, or charity for help. David Macko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: There probably should be some government-sanctioned ability for a woman to leave a marriage contract, but if such an action is made too easy then the institution of marriage becomes null and void, the family disintegrates and the state grows. I do not regard this as a libertarian solution. For life, liberty, justice and peace, David Macko [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
