tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362663422037727028.post5169360616076766844..comments2024-03-25T14:09:25.720-05:00Comments on The Old Jarhead: Political Digest January 29, 2010Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362663422037727028.post-1091928206215812042010-01-29T09:24:08.773-06:002010-01-29T09:24:08.773-06:00I won't say I disagree with Bob Hall on the su...I won't say I disagree with Bob Hall on the subject of gay soldiers; we've disagreed on very few issues over the years (like that damned bottle bill he sponsored in '76 or '77!). Think of this more as a concurring opinion based on a completely different line of reasoning.<br /><br /> One of the most basic principles of any sort of conservatism is to keep the government's nose out of the people's private affairs. This is the second most private affair I can think of, first being the relationship between a person and his god. <br /> <br /> "Mind your own business" is a perfectly acceptable answer when asked who you're sleeping with. "Are you making an offer" might be another. Unless you are sleeping with someone, who else they are sleeping with is none of your business. If you are sleeping with them, then yes, I think you do have a legitimate interest, but it is a private matter between the two (or ten?) of you.<br /><br /> "But we might be in close quarters." So what. Chances are good you didn't want to sleep with your siblings, but you shared confined spaces with them, didn't you? We already have laws, regulations, and orders forbidding sexual misconduct or harrassment. If those aren't useful, what value is there in having more of the same?<br /><br /> "But I don't LIKE those people!" Tough luck. I don't like left-handed redheaded Republicans, but I voted for Bill Weld anyway. Twice.<br /><br /> Ron PittengerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com