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Of course not. What is immoral for one person is just a big Saturday night for another; and the government has enough trouble paving roads without additional forays into morality.

2007-12-04 07:15:40 · answer #1 · answered by wizjp 7 · 5 0

No, not at all. Morality is something that is usually dictated by faith. Certain things one considered immoral may not be immoral to another.

Example. Adultery. It would be difficult to fine a person who doesn't think adultery is immoral. Punishing such a thing criminally would result in overcrowded courtrooms and prisons.

Extend that into a gray area, such as premarital sex, homosexuality, polyamory. While some view such acts as immoral. Others find it to be a perfectly acceptable lifestyle. In fact what two (or more) consenting adults do behind closed doors is not the business of any legislator or law enforcement agency.

So to answer your question, morality, by definition is subjective. It best to keep a moral sense out of legislation and rely upon violation of rights or victimization for criminal criteria.

2007-12-04 15:19:05 · answer #2 · answered by smedrik 7 · 2 0

No, because a lot of moral issues are based on a person's free will and ability to judge what is right or wrong for them.
By making things that a committee of people decide are immoral also illegal you are removing a person's right to free will and dictating what they can and can't do.
Also, it would probably be a bunch of politicians who decided on the immoral things and we all know what their morals are like!

2007-12-04 15:20:40 · answer #3 · answered by pinkgerbera 4 · 2 0

No because 1) what is immoral to you might be moral to me and who decides which morality is superior? 2) just because I do something immoral does not make me a bad citizen 3) Immoral does not mean I harm anyone else 4) It is my God given right to do whatever the hell I please as long as I don't hurt anyone else, including doing things that make me a bad person

2007-12-04 15:23:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

You should read the works of the Founding Fathers. They talk at length about the dangers of mixing morality and government.

The point is: What's immoral to one person isn't immoral to another. If one person imposes their own view of morality on another they become a tyrant.

2007-12-04 15:18:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2 0

"Illegal" is for the government... (which in that case is the most corrupt source out their). So no I don't think it would be a good idea... And in that since who would be the judge of them on immorality?

2007-12-04 15:28:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

Absolutely not.

A great man (Thomas Jefferson) once said “The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as they are injurious to others.”

Immorality (which is subjective) should only be illegal if it causes direct harm to another person or entity.

2007-12-04 20:53:02 · answer #7 · answered by john_stolworthy 6 · 1 0

No way. Get the government out of the "morality" business. BTW, December 5 is the anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition, so go out and have a drink because whether or not you consume alcohol--or anything else--is your business and not the government's. It's enshrined in the Bill of Rights!!!!

2007-12-04 15:16:59 · answer #8 · answered by radchick2 1 · 2 0

Who makes the decision on what is immoral? I may not agree on a given point and you may not agree on another point etc.

2007-12-04 15:13:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4 0

you do know the best way to stop people from doing anything illegal or immoral is to make it taxable!!!

2007-12-04 15:19:26 · answer #10 · answered by BigBadWolf 6 · 2 0

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