Showing posts with label law. Show all posts
Showing posts with label law. Show all posts

2011-07-16

Moderation

Moderation is moderation;
moderation is not an unavoidable slippery slope to the opposite extreme.

Outlawing

Don't outlaw things that you personally don't want to do.
Outlaw things that you don't want done to you.

Cruelty

We are nice people who destroy ourselves & each other out of boredom.

Judging A Group

Don't prejudge individuals by their group.  Left-handed people may be more dumb & evil on average, but it is inaccurate to assume a lefty is dumb & evil.  Judge people  based on the qualities that matter -- not groups that tend to have those qualities.

Vices

Drugs best be legal, and strongly regulated.
Regulations/laws best be strong & simple -- no more than 3 pages per law.
To preserve liberty, it is better to tax unprofitable behavior, than to ban it.
Outlaw irrepairably damaging acts.  Dont outlaw acts that might lead to a crime, nor outlaw acts that sometimes result from a crime; outlaw the crime alone, to preserve liberty.  But regulate the causes of crime, to reduce the chance that they will lead to crime.

Felon Voting

Prisoners must be allowed to vote,
else everyone can be outlawed, one minority at a time.