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This is why libertarians only support laws that are DEFENSIVE in nature, i.e law banning Assault, rape, murder, theft, fraud, etc. Outside of these types of l
by syshum 10y ago
This is why libertarians only support laws that are DEFENSIVE in nature, i.e law banning Assault, rape, murder, theft, fraud, etc.
Outside of these types of laws, enforcement of other laws like Copyright, Drug Possession, etc are unethical initiation of force.
Here is a quote from what many consider a foundation book on libertarian legal theory
http://bastiat.org/en/the_law.html#SECTION_G004 http://bastiat.org/en/the_law.html#SECTION_G004
The law is the organization of the natural right of lawful defense. It is the substitution of a common force for individual forces. And this common force is to do only what the individual forces have a natural and lawful right to do: to protect persons, liberties, and properties; to maintain the right of each, and to cause justice to reign over us all.
- EdHominem 10y ago> libertarians only support laws that are DEFENSIVE in nature This is key for a few reasons. By rephrasing everything from 'X is wrong because ...' to an issue of the right transgressed you're entirely sidestepping the issue of victimless crimes. Second, they're by nature proportional. > only what the individual forces have a natural and lawful right to do Right, a collective is the sum of its members so it has their rights and no more. This firmly roots all power in the individual. It's semantically incorrect to write a libertarian law allowing actions that people themselves don't have the right to perform. Again, sidestepping entirely the tyranny of the majority. It's not perfect, but it's a far better base to start from.