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To: LadyNavyVet
Since nobody's taken your porn away, I'd say it's cost the treasury exactly nothing. And I'm not advocating it be taken away. I wish it to be filtered out of libraries, schools and other public places. That is a nominal cost.

I didn't say you were. Others who also lay claim to the be and speak for "the religious right" do advocate federal bans on pornography, including government controlled firewalling and content filtering of the internet, and consider the Constitution irrelevant when "moral absolutes" are involved.

Maybe attributing that position and attitude to everyone who considers them the "religious right" isn't fair, or at least no more so than attributing the policies of the Libertarian Party to everyone that considers themselves libertarian.

184 posted on 11/07/2006 4:51:29 PM PST by tacticalogic ("Oh bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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To: tacticalogic

I base my opinions on Libertarians by the Party platform. I know there are individuals who consider themselves little "l" libertarians but I have very little idea what that means.

Social conservatives are, like you said, harder to pigeonhole. I'm a deeply religious person, and I believe the world would be a better place if more people thought like me. It would certainly be cheaper for the government. However, I live in a pluralistic society where there are others who feel quite differently. Since I'm not responsible for the disposition of their souls, only mine, I believe in granting others a great deal of freedom, as long as they are not hurting anyone. I'm also by nature a pragmatist, and know that prohibition doesn't work.


190 posted on 11/07/2006 5:31:33 PM PST by LadyNavyVet
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