Why government should NOT be the conduit for morality

A conserva-tarian's pleas to great influencers, especially Matt Walsh.

By Mark Stewart

In an aberrantly horrible diatribe, Matt Walsh twice asks that OnlyFans be made illegal. His good conservative instincts and great God-given reasoning are thus taking a back seat to expediency. Government legislation is a distant third to remedy social ills. Numbers one and two (persuade, and privately disincentivize) are fully in his power – we pray that Mr. Walsh not shirk them.

The Problem with Legislating Morality

Mr. Walsh… the despicability of prostituting oneself on Only Fans comes from morality, not law. Without a change in morality we then look at an OnlyFans ban as stupid law. It would be a law passed by the same authorities that foist on us Social Security, Student Loan amnesty, and Planned Parenthood funding.

Same source! Not a moral one.

Those laws are concocted in part by corrupt and / or perverted legislators who play to politics not morality. At minimum, they are crafted by representatives who are elected by popular whimsy. So, you can't expect legislation to reflect unpopular bans.

And even popular bans, there are difficult dividing lines that government should stay away from trying to parse. The prurient aspects of OnlyFans are little different than calendars of half-naked models, scantily-clothed high school cheerleaders, and sultry MTV videos of fully clothed temptresses.

The Higher Law

What you can do is skirt (ha!) the legal and go straight to the moral. Go to the higher law.

God said "Lo Tin-aaf". This is the 7th commandment. No adultery. The wisdom of rabbis reinforces this prohibition. The experience of generations since the Ten Commandments attest to the goodness of keeping chaste, and not stealing a married woman from her husband.

Let THAT be proclaimed. When morality takes hold, it's far better than government. Remember, a government's opinion can be altered in the next election. If you happen to pass a prohibition by a slender majority, you can expect it to be overturned 4 years or even 2 years later. Then the issue is a legal football, rather than a high principle.

Let Principle Rule

Let principle rule. Let the moral come first; when there is 80% to 90% agreement, then consider legislating to deter the few who disagree.

Republicans are nicer. Genuine niceness is found here. West Hartford Republicans listen to you. Twice a week, we hold online forums to hear YOUR concerns.

Republicans speak about policy; Dem leaders tend to just vilify people. We play to ideas. We hear HERE.

Stay independent of state dictates. Stay independent of Democrat Party leaders' wayward demands.