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« Reply #60 on: July 08, 2003, 04:17:26 pm »
See.. I as the Libertarian here say that the government has no business telling it's people what they can and connot be doing to themselves.  The moment, hoever, they step over the line and infringe on someone else's rights, SLAM, they get nailed.  

I one heard a friend try to explain Libertarian Philosophy to his wife.  And he said, well, they believe the Governemnet should stay out of people's lives as much as possible and let people make decisions for themselves.  They would want pointless laws repealed.  She asked for an example and I said Seatbelt Laws. She asked what I meant and I said A Libertarian believes that if you get into a car and you don't put on your seatbelt and you get into a crash and die.  YOU and no one else are solely responsible for making that decision and are responsible for your death.  YOU should be smart enough to put on your seatbelt because only a moron would not.  The government has no business forcing people, with pointless laws to "do the right thing."  

There need to be less laws not more...  decriminalize things.. not regulate every miniscule piece of society...  the people have the right to make decisions for themselves...  and then they can answer for the impact of their actions...  why would we want to live any other way?
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« Reply #61 on: July 08, 2003, 06:33:03 pm »
Quote from: "PintOGuinness"
See.. I as the Libertarian here say that the government has no business telling it's people what they can and connot be doing to themselves.  The moment, hoever, they step over the line and infringe on someone else's rights, SLAM, they get nailed.  

I one heard a friend try to explain Libertarian Philosophy to his wife.  And he said, well, they believe the Governemnet should stay out of people's lives as much as possible and let people make decisions for themselves.  They would want pointless laws repealed.  She asked for an example and I said Seatbelt Laws. She asked what I meant and I said A Libertarian believes that if you get into a car and you don't put on your seatbelt and you get into a crash and die.  YOU and no one else are solely responsible for making that decision and are responsible for your death.  YOU should be smart enough to put on your seatbelt because only a moron would not.  The government has no business forcing people, with pointless laws to "do the right thing."  

There need to be less laws not more...  decriminalize things.. not regulate every miniscule piece of society...  the people have the right to make decisions for themselves...  and then they can answer for the impact of their actions...  why would we want to live any other way?


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« Reply #62 on: July 08, 2003, 07:19:02 pm »
Ah, the life of a democrat with republican morals shames me...
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