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Seneca
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« on: September 15, 2016, 01:41:42 PM »
Quote from: dead0man on August 31, 2016, 07:26:26 AM
obviously not

govts should not be in the business of defining morality

Agreed.

Additionally, putting these sorts of laws on the books creates a legal quagmire, contributing to the modern condition where there are so many laws that a person could be breaking at any one time that police can pick and choose who to arrest. As a result, enforcement is arbitrary and skewed towards actions which collect revenue for the state (see the "drug war").
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Seneca
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« Reply #1 on: September 17, 2016, 04:36:01 PM »
Quote from: ClintonianCake on September 17, 2016, 08:48:07 AM
Quote from: Seneca on September 15, 2016, 01:41:42 PM
Quote from: dead0man on August 31, 2016, 07:26:26 AM
obviously not

govts should not be in the business of defining morality

Agreed.


Wtf, how can you make any laws at all without a basic moral definition?

My agreement with dead0man was tongue-in-cheek. I agree that the government shouldn't "be in the business of defining morality" because I don't think states should exist.
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