I agree with oscuria, there is no real distinction between laws and morality(the only case where the distinction might not exist, is if a law was created for an openly egoistic aim). All laws are based upon moral judgments. The law is based upon choices, specifically choices on what people think other people ought not do.
skafather84 wrote:
pretty easy distinction between morality (which is a sliding scale based more on taste) and legality (laws set up for the protection of society as a whole).
Well, the issue is that from morals/tastes, come the laws. I mean, heck, the protection of society as a whole if defined in a legal matter would end up being based upon some tastes/morals, as to all of the details of the punishments, of the actual rules put in place, and in the enforcement mechanisms for these rules.
srriv345 wrote:
I would like to see how you would suggest legislating morality, especially when no two people feel exactly the same way about everything.
A good counter-argument to this, as even though laws may be morality, how do we really come to the right choice on laws?