Red Light District America - The Dominating and Oppressing Sexual Culture in America

The Ignorant Fishermen Blog ^ | 7/28/09 | DJP I.F

[The Ignorant Fisherman]

God Save America!

[Pessimist]

You can’t legislate morality.

[FlorianG]

Then America will be condemned to the dust bin of history along with other debaucherous nations....sad but true...Oh well!!!

[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

You can’t legislate morality.

Sure you can. All legislation is legislating morality (positive), and so is the lack of legislation (negative). Usually, people who make your statement merely say it because they don't want to see one particular kind of morality legislated. But the statement is prima facie ridiculous.

[driftdiver]

“You can’t legislate morality.”

But you can teach it.

BTW as teaching of morality has declined the number of laws attempting to counter the lack of morals have increased dramatically. So while your slogan is catchy it is not factual.

[B-Chan]

Of course you can. Law itself is essentially legislated morality.

[constitutiongirl]

I read this interesting paper in which a Dr. (of something, can’t remember) stated that he believed all of the overt sexuality that is foisted upon the Western world is to basically keep as many as males as possible driven by their hormones like a group of adolescent boys. He said it makes them easier to control.

[microgood]

Sure you can. All legislation is legislating morality (positive), and so is the lack of legislation (negative). Usually, people who make your statement merely say it because they don't want to see one particular kind of morality legislated. But the statement is prima facie ridiculous.

I think when they say you cannot legislate morality they are talking about vices (gambling, prostitution, drugs, etc.) versus things that harm others (like murder, rape, etc.)

Luckily this article does not propose a government solution, but rather salvation through God.

[The Ignorant Fisherman]

That's true today..but Almighty God established it in the beginning of the creation. Our Founders beleived it also as stated... The Laws of Nature and of Natures God.. it's right in our country's birth certificate. The Declaration of Indepence

[Pessimist]

I don’t think you understand the meaning fo that saying. (Either that, or I don’t).

You can indeed pass laws which attempt to regulate ~behavior~, but you’ll nevere legislate morality.

Take drugs for instance. We sure passed laws against them, but did they stop people from doing them?

How about moonshiners, prostitutes, etc.?

[Pessimist]

I maintain it is factual, and I think your comment proves my point.

Yes, it can be taught (not the gvt’s job though). You mention the increase of laws “attempting” to legislate morality.

How are those workin’ out by the way?

[Obadiah]

"Jay recently married Gloria. Now Jay is trying hard to keep up with his much younger and hotter Colombian wife, along with her passionate pre-teen son, Manny. Claire is having a hard time raising her own family. Her husband Phil is great, except that he thinks he's "down" with their three kids, much to all their embarrassment. And, Mitchell and his enthusiastic partner Cameron have just made a major life change by adopting a Vietnamese baby named Lily."

From ABC's upcoming sitcom "The Modern Family"

ABC, pushing the homosexual agenda for the whole family's entertainment!.

[Marie2]

Can you legislate immorality?

It seems to me you are legislating one thing or the other.

[GOPJ]

You can’t legislate morality.

Sorry but that's the stupidest thing I've ever heard. Please tell me ONE law that isn't someone's idea of "morality".

When a liberal says they want 5 year olds to be exposed to sex education - that an expression of their morality.

So come on - give me one.

[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

I don’t think you understand the meaning fo that saying. (Either that, or I don’t).

I was taking the meaning the way it is usually meant when someone makes the statement you did - which is that, for some reason, it's illegitimate to pass laws against various types of vices. If that's not how you meant it, then I retract my criticism.

[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

I think when they say you cannot legislate morality they are talking about vices (gambling, prostitution, drugs, etc.) versus things that harm others (like murder, rape, etc.)

Perhaps so, though I would take issue with the notion that the vices don't harm other people. Personally, I think the term "victimless crime" is a nonsensical, though I think most issues should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis to examine the damage they do to society. When a certain type of behaviour does damage to society, then it by definition does harm to other people.

[stuartcr]

I think it comes with time and progress. The more time we have for recreation, the more different means of recreation will develop. if we could just go back to the old days, before electricity was developed, we’d be a lot more busy just trying to stay alive, and wouldn’t have time for all this sex stuff.

[fatez]

You can’t legislate morality.

Sure you can, we have laws against murder, slander, libel, stealing, fraud and on and on...

I hope you are being sarcastic because just about every law (criminal) is based on morality.

[Pessimist]

See comment #10 or #11

[my_pointy_head_is_sharp]

I read this interesting paper in which a Dr. (of something, can’t remember) stated that he believed all of the overt sexuality that is foisted upon the Western world is to basically keep as many [] males as possible driven by their hormones like a group of adolescent boys. He said it makes them easier to control.

Michael Savage said something like that. Many times.