This article makes some excellent points. There are many libertarians and small government conservatives who support the California Supreme Court's ruling which created the right to gay marriage based on their libertarian beliefs, but they misunderstand libertarianism. It is contradictory for libertarians to support the use of government power to create rights which are not inherent and do not exist within natural law. The "right" to gay marriage is a creation of the human mind, not natural law, and imposed on the populace through government coercion and aggression. Thus, libertarians should be fighting heart and soul to return state governments to their proper role, i.e., the protection of inalienable/inherent/natural rights, by working to pass Proposition 8.Libertarians Should Support Proposition 8
Jubal | 09/30/2008 5:51 PM
Although what became Proposition 8 was already moving toward the November ballot, what really thrust same-sex marriage to the forefront of California and national politics was the state Supreme Court's 4-3 decision creating it. Since then I've been perplexed by the attitude of a number of Republicans and small "l" libertarians to the court's decision and the issue of same-sex marriage.
For example, the OC Register editorial page responded by expressing its
support for the ruling, and Libertarian Party presidential nominee Bob Barr chimed in his approval.
It's astounding to me that any libertarian would applaud a such a naked exercise of government power. Four judges took it upon themselves to use their power to re-define the fundamental unit of civilization in opposition to what it has been throughout recorded history. Such deep social engineering by judicial diktat should appall libertarians, not merit their approval.
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