(June 5, 2018 at 11:34 am)polymath257 Wrote:(June 5, 2018 at 10:52 am)Neo-Scholastic Wrote: While you may believe that in this instance the use of state power serves a noble cause, the larger issue is whether government power is ever justified to force people to perform work against their will in service of others. It should be noted that the baker's refusal to be the servant of the plaintiffs in no way restricted the liberties of the plaintiffs.
Yes, the government is justified *at times* in requiring people to perform work against their will in the service of others. That is, after all, what a military draft does. It is what happens when someone is *required* to serve on a jury. It is what happens when people are *required* to pay taxes.
There are many cases where governments do, in fact, have that right and are justified in using it.
The draft is your example!?!
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