"Worthy5:
But the key is - you work off of an assumption that you have not justified and do not want to accept the implications of-----that all law is morality and all morality is law------that assumotion ultimately leads to an autocractic govt
PEPCIS:
You are the first person who has ever denied the moral basis of law.
No…morality is a part of the law…
Really? So you must be implying that government can choose when to be moral, and when not to be? That they can turn it on for this law, and then turn it off for this one? You’re talking absolute, utter nonsense. ALL law is moral, and the exercise of it is a reflection of the morals of those who perform it.
So, for instance, if a cop stops you for speeding, and he proceeds to beat the h-e-double hockey sticks out of you, do you believe that he is doing so out of complete ignorance of the morality of law? See, you are clearly confused, because you obviously have not thought this through.
That is why you are leaving, because when it comes down to brass tacks, you can’t defend your position.
Worthy5:
…it just is not the sole and exclusive purpose of the law.
What is the sole and exclusive purpose of the law? To prevent injustice. THAT IS A MORAL PURPOSE. In order for the Supreme Court (or any other court or jurisdictional authority in the United States) to prevent injustice to any class of citizens, it must be willing to define who is a citizen. Any case in which a declaration by any ruling authority refuses to define who is a citizen worthy of protection, is a case which demands to be overturned.
In Roe v. Wade, Justice Blackmum refused to entertain the question whether or not the fetus was a citizen, and he therefore negated the whole of his opinion for the lack of that one detail.
Oh, and your statement that a moral-based law system leads to an autocratic government is also pure nonsense. An autocratic government does not speak to the question of morality, but to the type of government, which is one that has one person ruling, typically a dictator, or a king/queen.
That dictator,
MIGHT be a kind, benevolent, and moral dictator. So too with a King or Queen. There have been some kind, benevolent, and moral autocrats in history who have been excellent examples of moral heads of state.
Worthy5:
Pepcis this poster wishes you luck…
Do you have a dissociative disorder or something?
Worthy5:
…but in a country where a limted govt is valued. . .
Your argument FOR limited government is about as valuable as your knowledge of what a limited government is. That is evidenced by your faulty belief that the United States is a limited government. Indeed, it’s
SUPPOSED to be a limited government; it’s
DESIGNED to be a limited government. But our government more closely resembles an oligarchy than a limited government.
Worthy5:
Go amend the Constitution, my friend…and God Bless you for it!
You keep on saying this. I believe it to be part of your dissociative disorder, because several of us have already stated that there is nothing wrong with the Constitution. Are you listening at all?