Don Roach

You’ll often here that come from the mouths of liberals who believe that “morality” should be outside the bounds of governmental oversight. Out of the other side of their mouths, liberals will then tell you we need a government sponsored health insurance. Why? Because we cannot have millions of people without health insurance. Why not? Because, as the richest country in the worlds it’s “wrong” to have anyone die or suffer because they have inadequate access to health care.

Ok, I think I have. The government should not legislate morality – except if its the morality of the left. Now things are becoming more clear. If the left thinks its right, by golly it must be right. Not only is it “right” it is “a right” something that is inalienable to all people.

Or so goes the thinking.

But I’m getting tired of the liberals shoving their morality down my throat and then saying I have no right, justification, et. al. to put forth my set of morality to be judged by the populous. For example, I’m an ardent pro-life guy. My morality says everyone person who is about to be born has the right to be born. That right outweighs the woman’s right to decide whether that baby fits within her life paradigm. Liberals will tell me in one breath that the government shouldn’t legislate my morality and then say we should legislate homosexual marriage? Huh? Their reply would be that marriage is a “right” for all people.

See where this is going? Liberals like to phrase their morality in language that makes it less a moral precept and more a universal human right. It’s a good tact to take if you’re able to redefine the semantics in the debate. People begin to think, “wow, I think every one is entitled to human rights…maybe any kind of marriage is a right to all humans.” On the flip side, they start talking about discrimination, bigotry, and the like referencing their opponents position. As a nation still hung over from the hundreds of years of minority oppression such tactics still resonate with a populace looking to “not harm” more than “do good”. Some folks who lived during the era before the Civil Rights movement still lament many of the deplorable actions of that time period.

But it’s all fools gold. Liberals want to legislate morality as much as conservatives do. Just visit RI Future and read the following:

• America is addicted to an unsustainable way of life – a nice little diatribe to make people feel bad about themselves because we’re killing the environment.
• Frank Caprio and same-sex marriage – Is “conservative” Catholic Caprio really for the redefinition of marriage? He better be so say liberals
• Bill Lynch and tax cuts for the rich – What? You made the money and you think you have the “right” to keep it!? Heck no, say the liberals.

So next time any liberal tells you that we can’t legislate morality, just remind them that everyday they are trying to do just that and would be more honest in admitting that fact.