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Whatever you may think of Rand Paul...
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RE: Whatever you may think of Rand Paul...
I believe in the separation of Church and State, and am especially wary of the State becoming a Church.

I don't believe that the Government can dictate morality any more than I believe some old book can. I also think that the last person who should be in the business of dictating morality is a politician or bureaucrat. This is why I agree with Paul's position that if laws like those must exist, that they should be created and enforced at a more local level. At least this way, if someone feels that their local government got it wrong, they have choices, different places they can go where laws are to their liking.

I'm also a firm believer in property rights. If I work hard to generate income, I own my money and should have full control over it. If I spend that money on opening a store, I should have full control over that store, and who I choose to do business with. If I don't want to associate with felons, Christians, blondes or people with funny glasses, I should have the right to my property that allows me to put up a sign and refuse service to those people. However, I would of course be financially burdened by the lack of revenue generated by my store, and may potentially go bankrupt... assuming I'm not "too big to fail," of course.

Since somebody brought them up, Jim Crow laws are a perfect example of the Federal Government's complete inability to dictate morality.
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Whatever you may think of Rand Paul... - by Tiberius - January 19, 2012 at 5:57 pm
RE: Whatever you may think of Rand Paul... - by paintpooper - January 20, 2012 at 1:15 pm
RE: Whatever you may think of Rand Paul... - by Tiberius - January 20, 2012 at 1:55 pm
RE: Whatever you may think of Rand Paul... - by Jaysyn - January 20, 2012 at 2:04 pm
RE: Whatever you may think of Rand Paul... - by Tiberius - January 20, 2012 at 2:22 pm
RE: Whatever you may think of Rand Paul... - by Jaysyn - January 20, 2012 at 2:57 pm
RE: Whatever you may think of Rand Paul... - by Minimalist - January 20, 2012 at 2:25 pm
RE: Whatever you may think of Rand Paul... - by Tiberius - January 20, 2012 at 2:30 pm
RE: Whatever you may think of Rand Paul... - by 5thHorseman - January 20, 2012 at 2:30 pm
RE: Whatever you may think of Rand Paul... - by Tiberius - January 20, 2012 at 2:37 pm
RE: Whatever you may think of Rand Paul... - by 5thHorseman - January 20, 2012 at 2:38 pm
RE: Whatever you may think of Rand Paul... - by Anomalocaris - January 20, 2012 at 2:42 pm
RE: Whatever you may think of Rand Paul... - by Tiberius - January 20, 2012 at 2:52 pm
RE: Whatever you may think of Rand Paul... - by paintpooper - January 20, 2012 at 4:49 pm
RE: Whatever you may think of Rand Paul... - by Violet - January 23, 2012 at 4:37 pm
RE: Whatever you may think of Rand Paul... - by 5thHorseman - January 20, 2012 at 2:57 pm
RE: Whatever you may think of Rand Paul... - by Tiberius - January 20, 2012 at 3:01 pm
RE: Whatever you may think of Rand Paul... - by 5thHorseman - January 20, 2012 at 3:17 pm
RE: Whatever you may think of Rand Paul... - by Tiberius - January 21, 2012 at 10:16 am
RE: Whatever you may think of Rand Paul... - by Tiberius - January 21, 2012 at 11:40 am
RE: Whatever you may think of Rand Paul... - by Ryft - January 22, 2012 at 3:28 am
RE: Whatever you may think of Rand Paul... - by KichigaiNeko - January 22, 2012 at 3:38 am
RE: Whatever you may think of Rand Paul... - by Tiberius - January 22, 2012 at 9:40 am
RE: Whatever you may think of Rand Paul... - by Ryft - January 22, 2012 at 11:14 pm
RE: Whatever you may think of Rand Paul... - by Ryft - January 23, 2012 at 12:23 am
RE: Whatever you may think of Rand Paul... - by Tiberius - January 24, 2012 at 2:39 pm
RE: Whatever you may think of Rand Paul... - by Draconic - January 25, 2012 at 5:07 pm
RE: Whatever you may think of Rand Paul... - by paintpooper - January 25, 2012 at 6:57 pm
RE: Whatever you may think of Rand Paul... - by Draconic - January 25, 2012 at 10:15 pm
RE: Whatever you may think of Rand Paul... - by Autumnlicious - January 25, 2012 at 10:25 pm
RE: Whatever you may think of Rand Paul... - by 5thHorseman - January 26, 2012 at 5:14 pm
RE: Whatever you may think of Rand Paul... - by 5thHorseman - January 26, 2012 at 5:18 pm
RE: Whatever you may think of Rand Paul... - by 5thHorseman - January 26, 2012 at 5:29 pm
RE: Whatever you may think of Rand Paul... - by Tiberius - January 26, 2012 at 5:38 pm

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