[the808bass]

By that argument, should smokers be forced to stop smoking?

It's your argument. I didn't say it was a convincing one.

You tried to make a distinction between homosexual behavior and other behavior which are clearly outside the boundaries of societal mores of our day. You said that other behaviors that are illegal are illegal because society has an interest in regulating them. I then pointed out an interest society has in regulating homosexual behavior and you shot down your own argument. So are you admitting there's no distinction between the behaviors which you said society could regulate and homosexual behavior?

[Buckeye Bomber]

I say the government has no right to regulate behaviors unless there is a great deal of societal interest in the law. It's not a societal benefit to increase people's lifespans (in fact, more people dying might decrease our social security bills in the future... hmmm... kidding!). I speak of the society as a whole. If you can prove to me that homosexuality or smoking or something else increases my tax bill or decreases our readiness to fight off enemies domestic and foreign, maybe you'll have an argument. I want some statistics to prove that though, not just your guesses. Although any tax increases are likely due to socialized medicine's effects on our country.