What if the government only protected us from crime and invasion and polution ect.. What if we did away with corporate welfare? What if we stopped all legislation that was inacted to protect ourselves from ourselves?
2006-11-06 09:35:21 · 6 answers · asked by bess 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
No murder and rape would be crimes. Protection from others not ourselves.
What do you mean follow the money? The democrats are suppose to be for the poor guys.
2006-11-06 09:46:07 · update #1
No murder and rape would be crimes. Protection from others not ourselves.
What do you mean follow the money? The democrats are suppose to be for the poor guys.
2006-11-06 09:46:08 · update #2
I mean victimless crime vs crimes with victims. Victimless crime is an oxymoron.
2006-11-06 10:14:32 · update #3
You are reinventing the libertarian party. Why will this never happen.....follow the money.
2006-11-06 09:42:00 · answer #1 · answered by hankthecowdog 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is crime? Who decides what act is criminal. You have to have some basis for determining what is crime. Murdering is morally wrong, but if we do, as you suggest stop legislating morality, then why not make murder legal. Why not make it legal for a grown man to have sex with a little boy? There is a national organization known as NAMBLA that would have us do this. Where do you draw the line? There is no real way to stop "legislating morality." Certain acts are morally and therefore legally wrong.
2006-11-06 09:48:48 · answer #2 · answered by denim 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heck, that sure wouldn't jive with our modern view of democracy now, would it?
You're talking like someone who believes in the Constitution and the honorable ideals of our founding fathers.
What next? Uncensored free speech? You sound like some of those yahoo's who perpetuate the notion that Americans can think for themselves.
Gosh darn it, don't you know that only Rush and G W Bush can lead us into the promised land? Okay, the promises may have not been made to benefit me or my family per say, but, I got faith that my great-great grandchildren will be thankful I agreed to stay the course.
Or...maybe not...
2006-11-06 10:12:43 · answer #3 · answered by navymom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Impeding free trade? Maybe some of the trade embargoes ARE for our protection. Since we are involved in world trade where many nation's trade policies are backed financially by their governments, it is not illegal to have SOME corporate welfare.
I agree that we could do away with legislation enacted to protect ourselves from ourselves.
2006-11-06 10:10:30 · answer #4 · answered by just the facts 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Then stealing, murder, rape, etc would become legal. That really sounds like a Utopia.
2006-11-06 09:41:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That sounds suspiciously like a democracy.
2006-11-06 09:37:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋