Quote:Well I'm sorry you're not responsible enough to consider the consequences of your actions until government forces you to act responsibly. But that doesn't justify the need for government to legislate responsibility. The justification to create legislation isn't to protect you, provide for you, or make you act morally/responsibly. The only justification to create legislation is to protect the property or life of another individual, if you want a society to legislate responsibility you're not a conservative. 

 

I wonder what's your stance on welfare if you appreciate government legislating responsibility surely you must support government legislating people responsibility feed themselves, after all many people don't have the good common sense on how to feed themselves so surely we need laws dictating what you can eat, how much you can eat.....

 

it seems to me you're fine and dandy with government so long as you personally see a reason for it.

 


 

I asked why we still have cars designed to go over 100 mph as an example of the absurdity of seat belt laws. If the premise is we need government to do ____ to save lives, why the hell are we not requiring speed restrictions, no one is legally going over 100 mph. 

 

 


 

the lack of support for a law does not equate to lack of support for the action. Most people support laws because there laws and for no other reason. We've been conditioned to believe without government society would fall apart. 

 

That's why I laugh when "conservatives" try and tell me they stand for small government.