[Yaelle]

It values freedom as God given rights to choose among various good, but not the license to choose, unpunished, between good and evil.

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This is not true. Conservatism is the more moral choice over leftism, but conservatism refers to how men govern themselves. It remains in the sphere of legalities, which are highly influenced by objective morality, but a government cannot force morality.

An individual is free to choose evil. He is even free by his Creator to choose evil, not that Gd doesn’t mourn when he does so. An individual, if caught harming another, can be stopped by the government from committing more evil. Hopefully. But even under the Constitution a man can sit in his house and dream of poisoning puppies and raping bunnies. It’s not our purvey to stop him.

[amihow]

Perhaps I should have said not to choose evil without probability of punishment.

Much of law is enforcing morality. For instance to force completion of contract or pay damages is just that.