I think that it is a governments, any governments, place to protect their citizens and their property. This may be extended to guarding the individuals rights as spelled out by the government, in the USA this would be the Bill of Rights. And that is all they should do. They should not be concerned with what people "should" and "should not" do, but only bother in matters that directly impact citizen health, safety, property, and maybe rights. Such matters should be handled by social institutions, ideally the family.
This would lead to some very different laws, such as no legal penalty for prostitution or pornography. And it would also completly eliminate the possibility of some Orwellian distopia or theocracy.
What say you all?
2007-12-05
08:31:36
·
10 answers
·
asked by
juicy_wishun
6
in
Other - Politics & Government