>>>>>Pity that Libertarians won't ever win elections.
>>>>>The government should stay out of our bedrooms and out of our pockets.
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>>>>And maybe Govt should stay out of women wombs.How about legislation based just on what women want. They're the ones doing the heavy lifting
>>>>
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>>>I agree.
>>>This is just like the right to privacy.
>>>A person should have the complete unfettered right to do anything in their own home, no limits.
>>>
>>>Right?
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>>No. Aside from the obvious restrictions having to do with not hurting other people directly (which means laws against beating your children, for example, or holding other people against their will), there are things you could do in your home that would affect me as your neighbor or affect the planet. So no tanneries, no burning toxic chemicals, etc., etc.
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>>Tamar
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>I think I understand what you are saying:
> No harming others? Is that about it?
> I think you could add indirectly as well as directly -- the tannery may not kill anybody immediately, but they are hell on the neighborhood.

What I posted wasn't my complete philosophy, simply a response to your suggestion that "A person should have the complete unfettered right to do anything in their own home, no limits."

Tamar