[matginzac]

But in those days, while homosexuality was known and abortion was done and drunkeness a disease, it was understood that all this was wrong...
Today, not so much.....

[Berlin_Freeper]

Today those are chic.

[matginzac]

Can we at least agree here on the Free Republic that there is a very fine line in a democratic republic that is governed by the rule of law, established by the people between what is necessary for a civilized society to operate and the ability for individuals to live freely?
We will always have this argument as long as we are self-determining...

[uncommonsense]

But in those days, while homosexuality was known and abortion was done and drunkeness a disease, it was understood that all this was wrong... Today, not so much....."

I still think the constitution gives plenty of tools to remedy problems:

"Amendment 10

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."

If we can't bring the focus back to liberty versus this giant, unsustainable nanny state regulating every aspect of life and death, this great experiment is done - stick a fork in it. $150 trillion in debt and unfunded liabilities is 3 times the global GDP.