[Sam Cree]

"In a republic, it is up to the voters (not Robert Reich and not the courts) to decide what moral principles are going to be codified."

It's more up to the legislators, I think. It's up to the voters to pick the right legislators.

[tpaine]

randita:
"In a republic, it is up to the voters (not Robert Reich and not the courts) to decide what moral principles are going to be codified."

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It's more up to the legislators, I think. It's up to the voters to pick the right legislators.
32 -Sam-

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In our constitutional republic, it has long been decided what principles are going to be upheld.
Our BOR's specifies that life, liberty & property cannot be infringed upon without reasonable law based on due process.
The moral views of a majority of voters cannot form the basis of laws that are repugnant to the individual rights outlined in our BOR's.

[randita]

It's more up to the legislators, I think. It's up to the voters to pick the right legislators.

Since our form of government is not a direct democracy, you are 100% correct. As Rush says often, "The voters always get what they want."