Abortion is a good one although there are so many other facets to it.
Let's consider the so-called "Drug Wars." This is an attempt to legislate "morality" by criminalizing behavior. It has not worked and a case could be made that it has backfired. It's been illegal for a long time but people still do it with no noticeable effect of what are in many states Draconian laws.
People are now seizing the opportunity to vote for marijuana when they get the chance and the state of Californian is realizing that it could use the revenue generated by taxing pot. Oddly, this was the primary rationale for the repeal of Prohibition, another attempt to legislate "morality."
Perhaps, rjh, I could suggest an amendment to your OP.
You can not successfully legislate morality.
Let's consider the so-called "Drug Wars." This is an attempt to legislate "morality" by criminalizing behavior. It has not worked and a case could be made that it has backfired. It's been illegal for a long time but people still do it with no noticeable effect of what are in many states Draconian laws.
People are now seizing the opportunity to vote for marijuana when they get the chance and the state of Californian is realizing that it could use the revenue generated by taxing pot. Oddly, this was the primary rationale for the repeal of Prohibition, another attempt to legislate "morality."
Perhaps, rjh, I could suggest an amendment to your OP.
You can not successfully legislate morality.
