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To: RJCogburn
"I would say that in an ideal libertarian world, the government would have no role in marriage at all."

You mean like in Utopia?

Here in the real world, unfortunately, gov. does have a role to play in marriage contracts, ie, property rights, child custody, pension & benefit considerations etc.

By preferring a dream world to the messy realities libertarians provide ammunition to those people determined to undermine society's moral foundations.

Oh, I forgot, there are no morals above man's own wishes & desires, and as long as I don't interfere w/ you, you won't interfere w/ me.

What a beautiful world that would be. Maybe in the next world, but then there is no next world. hmmmm...a cunundrum.

14 posted on 06/03/2002 6:09:46 AM PDT by Pietro
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To: Pietro
Oh, I forgot, there are no morals above man's own wishes & desires, and as long as I don't interfere w/ you, you won't interfere w/ me.

I do not intend to interfere with you. You don't intend to interfere with me, do you....regardless of your understanding of what is moral?

45 posted on 06/03/2002 7:55:40 AM PDT by RJCogburn
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To: Pietro
Oh, I forgot, there are no morals above man's own wishes & desires

I'm curious. You assert this sarcastically as though you don't believe it to be true (I'm assuming); can you show that it is not true?
46 posted on 06/03/2002 7:57:07 AM PDT by Dimensio
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