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Originally Posted by All Darc
It's not authority, it's fight evil, fight evil people to protect possible victims.
There are a lot of people whose lives were destroyed by horrible marriages.
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It is authority. I understand you want the authority (government) to protect people from becoming victims. That's the whole premise of granting authority to the state. If it were as easy as granting authority to the masses or elected group of people to solve these problems, I'd be all for it. It never turns out well, though.
We already have laws to remove people from abusive situations, especially when it comes to children. Perhaps these need to be improved, but the answer is not to force people to go to counseling before marriage, go through an approval process to get married, and submit proof of fitness to have children. That is giving the state way too much control, and they are sure to run amok with that power.
There has to be a balance of individual sovereignty and protecting citizens.
Please answer this: what should the state do if someone has a child without going through the application process? Does it matter if it turns out they meet all criteria for having a child, or should they still be punished? What is that punishment?
It's pointless to argue to make something illegal without also arguing how the law should be enforced.