re: #835 Salamantis

You are certainly correct that restricting abortion would be a restriction on the liberty interest of the mother. I am in favor of reasonable restrictions here because I see a countervailing, and more important, liberty interest at play, i.e., the right of the unborn child to life. Obviously, reasonable people, including yourself, differ on this.

I don’t think opposition to gay marriage involves a restriction on liberty. Gay people can currently live their lives as they see fit. If they want, they can live with each other and even consider themselves married if they choose. What they are currently unable to do, however, is impose their personal views on the issue of marriage on society as a whole by force of law.