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(See also, in part, my reply above to maxxxxx). I guess the bulk of it it would be much the same as what we have now: courts, police, Government departments ta
by duncan_bayne 11y ago
(See also, in part, my reply above to maxxxxx).
I guess the bulk of it it would be much the same as what we have now: courts, police, Government departments tasked with protecting the rights of the population.
There would be laws against murder, assault, rape, fraudulent advertising, running two-stroke cars[1], etc. etc.
The main change would be that whole classes of crimes (drug crimes, obscenity, blasphemy, private discrimination[2], etc.) would simply disappear. And - if this were the USA - a lot of powers currently improperly usurped by the Federal Government would be instead claimed by the States, assuming their constitutions allowed.
[1] In other words, collective problems justify collective legislation. If smoky two-stroke cars cause human harm by polluting the air, it may be reasonable to ban them by legislation.
[2] By law, the State would be prohibited from discriminating on the grounds of race, religion, sex, marital status, etc. But individuals would be free to discriminate in whatever rational or irrational manner they chose.
- maxxxxx 11y agoI want to reply back but can't either :-(. I hope this is not considered a flame war.
- duncan_bayne 11y agoDitto. I think this is a valuable conversation, esp. for bystanders who haven't been exposed to Libertarianism before (or have been misled into equating it with Anarchism).