“Why do you assume that the lack of government will result in depravity?”
I don’t “assume” anything. I know it to be fact. Anarchy has ALWAYS lead to depravity and worse. Even a “corrupt” government is better than no government.
Hey, the argument here is about the role of government. I think (know actually) that it is right and proper for government to regulate behavior (AKA morality) to maintain order and restrain depravity. The more immoral a people are, the more the goverment needs to regulate behavior.
I believe you are mistating what one of the founder’s stated. He, can’t remember who, stated that the limited government being established in America was ONLY suitable for a moral people. The reason being that “moral” people were self governing and required no restraints on most of them.
Sadly, this is NOT the case today. Removing restraints on behavior as the Libertarians (yes they are LIBERTINES)want will only add to the depravity of our culture.
It will NEVER be possible to have a society where “everyman does what is right in his own eyes.”
Like removing prayer form the public schools? Like mandating that someone cannot be fired because they are homosexual? That kind of Government?
Anarchy is self-limiting. No one proposes anarchy, rather a return of the Federal Government to within the bounds of Original Constitutional Intent, which would eliminate over half of the agencies therein overnight. And it certainly wouldn't extend to the Government the right to regulate how many gallons per flush or what kind of light bulbs I can buy--which makes us all more moral, How?.
Statist.