The Supreme Court has essentially legalized sports gambling. It's an odd decision by the court. The conservatives lead the way with the liberals on the court dissenting. So much for conservatives being the ones who are the killjoys and moralists.
I'm totally against gambling. In fact, I think it's the worst thing you can do with your money aside from starting a cocaine habit. Both a cocaine habit and gambling will eventually lead to your ruin, but at least with a cocaine habit you'll finally be able to say that you have something in common with Eric Clapton.
Libertarianism is an unforgiving philosophy for those who take it seriously. If you are for people making their own life choices and don't want to interfere with them, than eventually you need to accept that their life choices will not always be what you would do, or what you'd approve of. Conservatives and liberals are both guilty of twisting their ideologies to suit their personal beliefs and yes, even libertarians can be guilty of this-but I try not to be. The ruling was correct, even though I have to set aside my personal distaste for it.
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