Originally posted by plawrence:
[quote]Originally posted by Double-J:
[b] I agree with Plaw on this one.
I don't mind you agreeing with me, as long as you fully understand my position.
[/b][/quote]Uh-oh, agreement under conditions! :p
I believe that the government interferes far too much in our private lives. Porn, abortion, religion, same-sex marriage, etc. are other examples of the government's attempt to (and excuse me for using the term very loosly here to encompass many things) "legislate morality."
Well, think the government does have to at least in some manner regulate either some or all of the issues you mentioned, especially abortion, since it effects the unborn and future citizens of the this country. Same-sex marriage, not so much, but I think when it comes to taxation, official documentation and whatnot, and even future divorces and custody battles that will have to be handled in courts and things, obviously the government should take a proactive examination of the situation, and, if the populus feels that an amendment should be made banning the practice, then so be it.
You, on the other hand (and please correct me if I'm wrong) seem to believe that the government should have more, rather than less, control over what we do with our private lives. In addition to the above (Altho I will confess to having no recollection of your stance on pornography), therr is your opinion of the Patriot Act, which IMO abridges some of our freedoms of privacy in the name of the "War on Terror."
Not necessarily. Just because I believe in the Patriot Act (and I do, wholeheartedly) doesn't mean I am in favor or disagreement with all government measures in this area, be they from the simplest in stature up to the "Orwellian" Patriot Act.
Just to clarify things here.....I wouldn't want anyone to get the wrong idea as to why we agree. :p
Mmm, I know, bipartisanship is a scary thing.
Actually, I think, legal wise, it might come down to whether the homosexuality/lifestyles of the parents was a condition of acceptance
before or
after she was accepted, or rather, it was "invented" after learning about her parents being lesbians.
