have some questions to the "liberal Republicans" and Libertarians who claim we cannot legislate morality. Do they support laws banning the torture of animals? That's enforcing morality on people who think they have the right to kick their dog. What about private property rights? That's enforcing morality on those who believe in communitarian property. How about gun rights? Again, enforcing your morality on the gun banners. Laws are the rules a society chooses to live by and will always reflect that society's morals.
What liberals, Democrats and Republicans, and Libertarians oppose is not morality in the law. What they oppose is the traditional morality held by the majority of the people and reflected in our democratically enacted laws. That's why they - the Libertarian Cato Institute was quoted twice in Lawrence v Texas - turn to the courts to impose their hedonism on society.
Every law has a moral component. The "can't legislate morality" gang is operating with wet powder.
I want governent to have a clear and compelling case to remove a decision from an individual, and legislate the outcome. I greatly fear a nanny state that intrudes upon every facet of my life with what's 'good' for me.