Posted by
Jonathan on Thursday, July 20, 2006 12:30:57 PM
There is no shortage of liberal judges in the United
States willing to interpret laws and the
Constitution so as to advance a “progressive” social agenda. The Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade, which abrogated state laws
restricting abortion, is the classic example.
But our judges are amateurs compared to those in Holland,
who recently decided that a political party that wants to legalize
pedophilia has the right to participate in the next round of elections.
As Theodore Dalrymple writes in City Journal, the Brotherly
Love, Freedom and Diversity Party has a platform that includes “lowering
the age of consent to sexual intercourse from 16 to 12, the legalization of the
possession of child pornography and of sexual intercourse with animals,” as
well as the right to broadcast violent pornography. This is too much even for the Dutch, 82
percent of whom want the party outlawed.
No nation can function effectively with a judiciary so out
of synch with traditional values. The
danger, according to Dalrymple, is that such decisions call into question the
legitimacy of the law, which in turn can lead to political violence and a
breakdown of law and order.
More ominously, the Dutch decision can only increase the
contempt and loathing that Muslims in Holland
already have for their adopted country.
Of course, most Islamists already view Holland
as a land of debauched infidels. Allowing
pedophiles to run for public office will only add fuel to the fire.