2007-03-13 09:04:49 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Yes, if its voted on
2007-03-13 09:07:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. And I'm assuming you mean representative democracy.
- Representative democracy is a system of choosing a government, it does not control what legislation that government passes.
- True morality guides people towards freedom, so no they are not incompatible.
- In morality, a freedom is a place where people's rights and people's abilities coincide. This is supported by morality.
So technically it is possible.
HOWEVER, there is a catch. Namely, that this assumes the representative democracy still chooses the best reasonably available government. If on the other hand it chooses a BAD government, then someone's rights are almost certainly being infringed upon and therefore they do not have complete freedom.
2007-03-13 16:12:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would like to limit my answer to the United States. We were given certain inalienable rights in our Constitution. When we start making "treaties" with other nations on morality is when we go wrong. The further we get from the constitution and the bigger the government and beuracry created from such laws, the more tyrannical a country will become. Since when do we not have a right until it is written into law? Lately it appears like we are headed in the wrong direction. I think the United Nations was one of the biggest compromises to our sovereignty. For more information research Globalism and the New World Order. The court cases that establish morality seem to be messing our sovereignty up as well. We look at the outcomes of the cases and the smaller courts use the outcomes as established law.
2007-03-13 16:12:19 · answer #3 · answered by themoodyspacecadet 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, and yes, respectively.
Legislating morality means imposing one particular set of religious or cultural standards on everyone as a matter of law. It means forcing everyone to conform their behavior to a particular set of religious beliefs, even if the person believes differently.
Can that still be democracy? Sure. Democracy is might-makes-right mob rule. It's core premise is that if there are more of us than there are of you, we can force you do do what we want, because we're the majority.
Is that fair? No. Which is why an functional government based on democratic principles must also have some limits, such as a Constitution, which defines what the majority cannot impose.
2007-03-13 16:09:58 · answer #4 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Indeed. Morality is simply a code of conduct put forward by a society. It's the basis of our Constitution.
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2007-03-13 16:10:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
when you legislate morality, you have to outcast those who are not "behaving"in accordance to the legal line, that is no democracy and you take man"s freedom. in short - no!
2007-03-13 16:18:07 · answer #6 · answered by selinashulamit 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No they can't. But does that give anyone the right to tell me what is moral.
2007-03-13 16:07:56 · answer #7 · answered by Reported for insulting my belief 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course.
2007-03-13 16:07:33 · answer #8 · answered by assertive5 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dumba@s bush seems to think he can
2007-03-13 16:08:01 · answer #9 · answered by eric c 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋