[robertpaulsen]

"Thus the two wolves and a sheep metaphor I used earlier."

You are describing a pure democracy. Our government is not a democracy. Why are you using that tired analogy? It does not apply.

I described a representative republic. Morality matters are legislated. Things like murder, theft, assault -- those are all moral matters.

It's just certain moral matters that you don't want legislated.

[Protagoras]

Morality matters are legislated. Things like murder, theft, assault -- those are all moral matters.

Why are you using that tired analogy? It does not apply.

[antiRepublicrat]

You are describing a pure democracy. Our government is not a democracy. Why are you using that tired analogy? It does not apply

It still applies, even though there is a representative layer in the system. We vote to take away the freedom of others, or we pressure our representatives to do it. Same effect either way.

Things like murder, theft, assault -- those are all moral matters.

Those things involve infringing on the rights, freedoms and property of others. They are not moral issues.