- 24 Dec 2012 19:12
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In 2003, the Supreme Court struck down a Texas law outlawing sodomy. Ron Paul responded to that ruling by saying:
This does not sound like Libertarianism at all to me. Libertarianism is about freedom; not using majority rule to impose tyranny on people's personal lives. It seems that Ron Paul only has a problem with the Federal government "regulating" your personal life, but is fine with state governments doing so.
"Under those amendments, the State of Texas has the right to decide for itself how to regulate social matters like sex, using its own local standards." Wouldn't a Libertarian be totally against any government regulating social matters like sex? Ron Paul sounds much more like a strict Constitutionalist than a Libertarian.
The Court determined that Texas had no right to establish its own standards for private sexual conduct, because gay sodomy is somehow protected under the 14th amendment “right to privacy.” Ridiculous as sodomy laws may be, there clearly is no right to privacy nor sodomy found anywhere in the Constitution. There are, however, states' rights — rights plainly affirmed in the Ninth and Tenth amendments. Under those amendments, the State of Texas has the right to decide for itself how to regulate social matters like sex, using its own local standards. But rather than applying the real Constitution and declining jurisdiction over a properly state matter, the Court decided to apply the imaginary Constitution and impose its vision on the people of Texas.
http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul120.html
This does not sound like Libertarianism at all to me. Libertarianism is about freedom; not using majority rule to impose tyranny on people's personal lives. It seems that Ron Paul only has a problem with the Federal government "regulating" your personal life, but is fine with state governments doing so.
"Under those amendments, the State of Texas has the right to decide for itself how to regulate social matters like sex, using its own local standards." Wouldn't a Libertarian be totally against any government regulating social matters like sex? Ron Paul sounds much more like a strict Constitutionalist than a Libertarian.