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To: Mr. Silverback
How dare you try to interfere with someone's sex life? What business is it of government's if they do it behind closed doors? And besides, animal cruelty is outlawed by most religions, so it shouldn't be a government issue, but a religious one.

We were talking about marriage, not sex. If somebody really wants to have sex with a sheep, and it's their sheep, then again, no matter how disturbing I find it, I don't see why it's anybody else's business. We don't currently recognize any legal rights for animals, so what's to stop this from happening right now? Furthermore, how is this at all related to the California Supreme Court decision?
104 posted on 05/15/2008 12:37:09 PM PDT by MinnesotaLibertarian
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To: MinnesotaLibertarian

“If somebody really wants to have sex with a sheep, and it’s their sheep, then again, no matter how disturbing I find it, I don’t see why it’s anybody else’s business.”

Thank you for reminding me why I’m not a Libertarian.


109 posted on 05/15/2008 12:40:15 PM PDT by NinoFan
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To: MinnesotaLibertarian
We were talking about marriage, not sex.

Well then, how dare you presume to tell somebody who they can love? As Helen Hunt sais in the first episode of "Mad About You," "Can you imagine being told that who you love is wrong?"

We don't currently recognize any legal rights for animals, so what's to stop this from happening right now? Furthermore, how is this at all related to the California Supreme Court decision?

Sometimes I wonder if Libertarians have all guided their political opinions by a history book called "The Founding Fathers, Prohibition and the Last Couple of Years," because if you and I were having this coversation in 1971 it would go something like this:

You: It's none of the state's business if these homosexuals are consenting adults, so we should repeal laws outlawing homosexuality and stop treating it as a mental disorder.

Me: Aw jeez, next thing you know, you'll be pushing for them to get married, and they'll be pushing this stuff in the schools as a healthy option!

You: Oh, that's just hyperbole, and besides, since there's no legal rights to marriage for homosexuals, there's nothing preventing it right now. Who cares?

Yep, you guys never seem to fgure out that "live and let live" only works with people who respect your life in return. In other words, people who care nothing about your freedom are swinging away at the foundations of society with a wrecking ball while you worry about whether the super of the building is a prude or not.

154 posted on 05/15/2008 1:29:23 PM PDT by Mr. Silverback (It's not conservative to accept an inept Commander-in-Chief in a time of war. Back Mac.)
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