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<blockquote data-quote="10Seconds" data-source="post: 2000379" data-attributes="member: 24432"><p>Edited to make it more forum friendly - I am interested in the discussion of GOP and restriction of personal freedom here, not just one particular item as the other thread seemed to indicate.</p><p></p><p>Given that the GOP is supposedly the "smaller government party" why are they always in favor more government regulation of peoples personal lives? You can see this in a variety of issues including seatbelt/helmet laws, medical or otherwise MJ laws, etc. To me, this seems like an inherent contradiction.</p><p></p><p>I guess I am not the only one to think so, because look at how this view has been helping them out in elections - pretty much all the people vocal against certain restrictions of personal freedom this time lost.</p><p></p><p>I am sure that some people are going to argue morality here but: you cannot legislate someone into being a moral person, so why try? If you take a immoral serial killer and lock him up, it doesnt make him moral. If you are going to have confidence in a person making correct decisions in the economic/financial realm, then to me, it would seem that you are also going to have to have the same confidence in them making moral decisions too. If you support the free market for the sale of good, then you have to support it also in the marketplace of idea and let people choose.</p><p></p><p>I may be going out on a limb here, but it seems like to me that a party that doesnt contradict itself within its own platform might have a better chance at success.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="10Seconds, post: 2000379, member: 24432"] Edited to make it more forum friendly - I am interested in the discussion of GOP and restriction of personal freedom here, not just one particular item as the other thread seemed to indicate. Given that the GOP is supposedly the "smaller government party" why are they always in favor more government regulation of peoples personal lives? You can see this in a variety of issues including seatbelt/helmet laws, medical or otherwise MJ laws, etc. To me, this seems like an inherent contradiction. I guess I am not the only one to think so, because look at how this view has been helping them out in elections - pretty much all the people vocal against certain restrictions of personal freedom this time lost. I am sure that some people are going to argue morality here but: you cannot legislate someone into being a moral person, so why try? If you take a immoral serial killer and lock him up, it doesnt make him moral. If you are going to have confidence in a person making correct decisions in the economic/financial realm, then to me, it would seem that you are also going to have to have the same confidence in them making moral decisions too. If you support the free market for the sale of good, then you have to support it also in the marketplace of idea and let people choose. I may be going out on a limb here, but it seems like to me that a party that doesnt contradict itself within its own platform might have a better chance at success. [/QUOTE]
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