“However, I am concerned about the message that legalization sends to our children.”
Should people be arrested for adultery? Should laws force mandatory church attendance? How big of a soda should you be able to buy under the law?
Government isn’t here to help you make good choices in life. That’s a childlike view of government. you are the child, the government is here to guide you.
With the abdication of large segments of our society from any type of parental oversight and guidance, the lower orders absolutely DO need moral guidance.
The next generation of poor children will be the first to uniformly be raised without any guiding moral principles, as policy.