One and done.

• Author: Roberts, Mark A.
• Position: READERSWRITE - Letter to the editor

I gather from the last paragraph of the Up Front column in the June issue that you opposed the passage of Amendment One. Perhaps it is because of your belief that homosexual marriage is a civil-rights issue or that the amendment embodies only a religious conviction. Perhaps it is from some other rationale that has not occurred to me. I would assume that we agree on the following principles: Governments should only exist by the consent of the governed, and all ideas, products, services and opinions should have both the freedom and burden of competing freely in the marketplace of ideas.

There is no evidence that the fundamental predispositions and inclinations of humans have changed since the dawn of written history. This is the main nontheological conclusion for the continued popularity in the idea marketplace of the Bible and explains the continued relevance, acceptance and popularity of many classical authors and writings. Notable civilizations throughout history have consistently repressed (but tolerated) homosexual behavior and elevated families consisting of a male and female as a social construct.

I am a Libertarian. I want as little government as possible...