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To: Tailgunner Joe
Libertarianism is a political philosophy that holds that consent is the basis of morality

Man. Trying to decide what load of crap to address first was difficult until I realized that since the whole article was based on this flawed premise, the details didn't matter. Consent and morality are two totally different animals. While they may agree at times, often they do not. If you were to state that 'libertarianism holds that consent is the the basis of legality', it might be closer to accurate, but then that makes the rest of the article pointless. Your aticle equates morality with legality. Using the Christian idea of morality (which I personally ascribe to) as a basis for legal code is the definition of a Theocracy.

15 posted on 11/11/2004 10:29:13 AM PST by tnlibertarian
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To: tnlibertarian
No, it's not. A Theocracy is a government which is run by priests.

All laws are based on morality. Christianity has always been recognized as part of America's common law.

16 posted on 11/11/2004 10:33:15 AM PST by Tailgunner Joe
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To: tnlibertarian
"Christianity, general Christianity, is and always has been a part of the common law...not Christianity founded on any particular religious tenets; not Christianity with an established church, but Christianity with liberty of conscience to all men... ." - Updegraph v The Commonwealth, 1824
17 posted on 11/11/2004 10:37:49 AM PST by Tailgunner Joe
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