Lady Vox may be a nasty dragon, but I wouldn't go *that* far...
Well, maybe if these guys would discuss something other than legalizing pot at any of their rallies then, given a century or two, the stereotype they've forged for themselves might fade away!
I was a libertarian once, but I got sick of the de-facto priority assigned to legalizing pot.
No, I'm not "pro-choice" in the sense of pro-abortion terminology – quite the opposite. This stays well within the framework of Libertarian logic because there are, quite obviously, at least two parties involved, possibly even three. The fact that one is incapable of consent only makes the Libertarian anti-abortion argument that much more clear.
YES!! I have considered myself a voice in the Libertarian wilderness for years on this issue. Finally, someone makes the case. Christian spirituality is completely congruous with the Libertarian positions of absolute freedom outside of violating another's rights. Thanks for the post, John!
In its best and most full sense, liberty is about allowing men in a society to implement that set of laws that is most conducive to freedom and prosperity.
Allowing men to be laws unto themselves may be the most libertarian approach, but it is also the most Hobbesian. It is anarchy or tribalism by any other name.
That society in which the citizens are allowed free access to implement and change laws by participating in government is the best of all and most exalts the rationality of the Creator.
Lady Vox may be a nasty dragon, but I wouldn't go *that* far...
A theonomist can cite a very handy rule of thumb, based on I Samuel 8. When civil government starts demanding more from us than God does, it's too big. When taxation at all levels exceeds 10% of the citizen's income, The State casts loose restraints and becomes a rapacious, ravenous beast.
What utter crap.
One can freely choose whether to obey the laws of the state or nation in which he lives, too. There is a sniper out east who is willfully disobeying a whole passel of 'em.
What you can't choose is the consequences. When a libertine scofflaw is caught by the police, he has one set of consequences to contend with. When he is ultimately judged by God, he will have another set of conseqeunces to contend with. I suspect that given his druthers, he'd druther contend with the consequences imposed by the police.
The fact that God is slow to execute judgment should not be interpreted as indifference or tolerance.