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Politics : Impeach George W. Bush
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To: jlallen who wrote (17428)12/2/2002 1:27:45 PM
From: jttmab  Read Replies (1) of 93284
 
Here's a statement that I you might agree with from an advocate "preserving public morals is a state interest".....

"Morality is a fluid concept and public opinion regarding moral issues may change over time, but what has not changed is the understanding that government may require adherence to certain widely accepted moral standards and sanction deviations from those standards."

While I might agree that has an appealing sound to it, how does the government determine what is widely accepted moral standards, what is "widely enough", i.e., 51%, 80%? Even if one arbitrarily agrees on a number, e.g, 70%, what basis would be necessary for a legislature to have in determining whether it was sufficient?

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