Not too early is it? 2008 Presidential fun

Alex · 01-26-2007, 03:13 PM

I'm not selling that BS. But I don't think "everybody does it" is a very good justification.

To the extent that our government forces religious morality on the population of our country, that is the role of Congress (where it can be debated, minority voices can be more prominently heard, and the sentiment of constituencies are more directly felt) and not the president.

I by no means claim that government should not be making moral decisions. That is pretty much all government does. But as much as possible those moral decisions don't belong in the executive branch of government.

01-26-2007, 03:13 PM	#11
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I'm not selling that BS. But I don't think "everybody does it" is a very good justification. To the extent that our government forces religious morality on the population of our country, that is the role of Congress (where it can be debated, minority voices can be more prominently heard, and the sentiment of constituencies are more directly felt) and not the president. I by no means claim that government should not be making moral decisions. That is pretty much all government does. But as much as possible those moral decisions don't belong in the executive branch of government.
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