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To: Hermann the Cherusker
Not all vices are to be repressed by law.

Yes, but this vice is not like the others. The natural and essential purpose of the State is to promote the common good, which primarily and necessarily entails the protection of the lives of its citizens.

When a State fails to protect the lives of entire categories of its citizens it can no longer truly be called a State. These rulings strike at the heart of society and are categorically different from laws regarding "victimless" crimes.

175 posted on 11/12/2004 11:18:52 AM PST by Aquinasfan (Isaiah 22:22, Rev 3:7, Mat 16:19)
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To: Aquinasfan
The natural and essential purpose of the State is to promote the common good, which primarily and necessarily entails the protection of the lives of its citizens.

Unborn children are not citizens.

These rulings strike at the heart of society and are categorically different from laws regarding "victimless" crimes.

Prostitution is not a victimless crime. The prostitue is a victim, as is the neighborhood where the trade is plied.

178 posted on 11/12/2004 11:25:50 AM PST by Hermann the Cherusker
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