[SoCal Pubbie]

All laws legislate morality. That's a simple fact. To object to antislavery movements as “forcing morality on people” is so ridiculous as to be laughable. Do you object to government outlawing murder too?

[DiogenesLamp]

To object to antislavery movements as “forcing morality on people” is so ridiculous as to be laughable.

You wish to see it as ridiculous. It is exactly what modern liberals are doing on a whole host of issues.

Do you object to government outlawing murder too? Let's see if you have the mental comprehension to grasp my next point.

If murder was an accepted right when a coalition of states joined the Union, and if murder was explicitly protected by a clause in the agreement signed between the parties as a condition of joining the union, then yes, I would have to object to government unilaterally outlawing murder.