tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121158.post114304752562078033..comments2023-07-04T04:56:25.214-04:00Comments on Karthik's Random Ramblings: A Moralizing Government?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121158.post-1143087829428355252006-03-22T23:23:00.000-05:002006-03-22T23:23:00.000-05:00Kiki, yikes - I can't think of you teaching a bunc...Kiki, yikes - I can't think of you teaching a bunch of hormone-crazy teens about sex!<BR/><BR/>RE: the other post, I don't mean to say society should condone immorality, just that the government should. There should be a distinction - government is a tool, but we need to define the purviews of that tool. In a free society, we all have rights, and the government is the protector of those rights. The right to receive approval by society isn't part of our Constitution, so if I practice what is generally considered abhorant actions, society is within its rights to judge me, but the government may not be within its to punish me.<BR/><BR/>Take obesity. People may look at an overweight person downing a big heap of fries and look unapprovingly at this person. The culprit's poor choices may endanger not only his health, but his social life. But it would be inappropriate for government to ban fast food joints or require them to have criteria for who would eat there, although it would be well within its rights as a giant insurance purveyor (in a sense, that's what Medicare is!) to restrict access to services.Karthikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02788421722440808135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121158.post-1143049958710502392006-03-22T12:52:00.000-05:002006-03-22T12:52:00.000-05:00"Government has some valid responsibilities in per..."Government has some valid responsibilities in personal life, but only when they are related to the protection of the vulnerable or the future of society"<BR/><BR/>a.<BR/><BR/>"but they cannot prohibit homosexuality when practiced in the confines of one home, even if they consider it immoral behavior"<BR/><BR/>isn't it kind of a loophole? Just because a consenting adult is practicing the 'abominable' act in the confines of his/her home, his/her freedom may be safeguarded....but still...at the expense of society in general....what if everybody starts indulging into this kind of lifestyle....in the confines of his/her home?....don't you think the core of the society will be challenged in that kinda scenario?<BR/><BR/>b.<BR/><BR/>"..Sex toys and pornography should be protected by the First Amendment, as should the right to have sex outside of marriage"<BR/><BR/>I'm gonna quote you when I come across your better half......lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com