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Originally Posted by Journeyman
Maybe by culture, but in this society, the burden of proof ought to be placed on those who encourage limiting freedoms.
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as a general rule, i would usually agree with your reasoning. but, in this case, we're not talking about limiting freedoms... we're talking about making something that is illegal and changing laws to make it legal. it isn't a "freedom" to marry someone of the same sex, it isn't a right granted by the constitution. by the same logic you could say that any laws that have a moral component in their purpose are limiting freedoms. in some sense you would be right, but society would quickly degrade if we dispensed of all laws concerning morality. we grant the government the power to put limitations on behavior that falls into a moral realm. it's no good to saying that it's a freedom issue, it's a public mores issue. very distinct difference.