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Originally Posted by Rekna
So then you are against legislating abortion?
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I'm against prohibiting abortion, yes.
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Do you think we should end the war on drugs and legalize drugs?
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As to most drugs, yes.
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Should we legalize prostitution?
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Can't think of a good reason not to.
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Should we get rid of speed limits on roads?
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Depends which roads.
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Should we get rid of the requirement to have drivers licenses?
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probably not, for safety's sake.
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It seems to me that we legislate good behavior all the time....
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Yes, and I probably should have been more specific in my post above. I'm against using mushy standards to regulate behavior. To use your examples: A speed limit is knowable and clear. So, for that matter, is use of a prohibited substance. Or getting an abortion. There is nothing "soft" in those - you know what is prohibited, it's clear, it's easy to comply. Whether the particular prohibition is a good idea or not is a different question, but assuming there is a prohibition, you know what it is and you know how to comply with it.
Now try defining "caging" for me in a way that tells people exactly what they can and can't do. I don't think it can be done. Just let the lawyers loose on it and watch what happens. I know; I am one and I can tell you it's easy to drive trucks through mushy language. If you believe in the rule of law you want the law to be knowable. Anytime someone has no way of knowing until after he does something whether it was legal or not, we have a problem with the rule of law and we're on the road to tyranny.