[MD] The New Socialism - Wired Magazine

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[Craig, previously] 
> [ for the state to regulate marriage as only between same-race couples]  is 

> ‘social engineering’. 



[Arlo] 
> So you'd say that laws attempting to define marriage as 
> between "a man and a woman" are an example of "social engineering"? 

[Craig] 
If the sole intent were to prevent certain marriages, yes.  But there is 
also the motive of preserving an already existing institution. 
I'm leary of applying thousands of case law to gay marriage. 

[Arlo] 
> You seem to be saying that even 
> though something is immoral, we shouldn't rock the boat if it means extra work 
> for the legal system. 

[Craig] 
It's not the extra work, but the likely hood that lawyers will screw it up, that I'm leary of. 
The practical consequences, not just the theoretical argument, are involved in what 
makes something moral or immoral. 
Craig 


[Arlo] 
> So you'd say that laws attempting to define marriage as 
> between "a man and a woman" are an example of "social engineering"? 

[Craig] 
If the sole intent were to prevent certain marriages, yes.  But there is 
also the motive of preserving an already existing institution. 
I'm leary of applying thousands of case law to gay marriage. 

[Arlo] 
> You seem to be saying that even 
> though something is immoral, we shouldn't rock the boat if it means extra work 
> for the legal system. 

[Craig] 
It's not the extra work, but the likely hood that lawyers will screw it up, that I'm leary of. 
The practical consequences, not just the theoretical argument, are involved in what 
makes something moral or immoral. 
Craig