5. Divine Sense Of Humor Department: Ronald Reagan and Bob Marley share a birthday.
4. Oppose Russia's "anti-gay" laws because the punishments are unduly harsh, not to affirm homosexuality. In fact, if Putin said he was passing these laws because these acts are contrary to the Natural Law, I salute him.
3. This is exactly what I hate about libertarianism. The reality that certain laws would be costly and unproductive to enforce is routinely conflated with "This behavior is socially acceptable, and morally correct."
2. Actually, the problem is that "socially acceptable" and "morally correct" mean the same thing to a libertarian. Legal positivism. We should rightly celebrate the ability we have to change our laws. But justice limits precisely how we change them.
1. Do we dare say that all laws derive not simply their sanction, but also their correspondence with justice, from the consent of the governed?
4. Oppose Russia's "anti-gay" laws because the punishments are unduly harsh, not to affirm homosexuality. In fact, if Putin said he was passing these laws because these acts are contrary to the Natural Law, I salute him.
3. This is exactly what I hate about libertarianism. The reality that certain laws would be costly and unproductive to enforce is routinely conflated with "This behavior is socially acceptable, and morally correct."
2. Actually, the problem is that "socially acceptable" and "morally correct" mean the same thing to a libertarian. Legal positivism. We should rightly celebrate the ability we have to change our laws. But justice limits precisely how we change them.
1. Do we dare say that all laws derive not simply their sanction, but also their correspondence with justice, from the consent of the governed?
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