In a civilized society, should anyone or any government ever force anyone to do anything against his or her will as long as that person does not infringe upon the life, liberty, or property of another?

Monday, December 24, 2007

Let's bring back freedom of association

In a civilized society, without coercion from the government or anyone else, we all would be free to associate with whomever we want. Unfortunately, that is not the case in America. You see, government legislates morality, just like it says it should - oh no, it's not in here, the Constitution. Oh well, they do it anyway. We're not free to put into our bodies what we want, we aren't allowed (in most of the country) to hire prostitutes, and we're not allowed to refuse entry and/or service to anyone who come to our businesses.

As long as I don't infringe on the life, liberty, and property of another, why shouldn't I be allowed to do what I want? Doesn't anything go, as long as it's peaceful? Here's a great article on freedom of association, which we used to have when America was in better shape.

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