We do not hold our politicians to the same moral standards as children

I'll remind my opponent that I have the BOP to prove the following resolution "We do not hold our politicians to the same moral standards as children". If con wishes to bring up other topics they may although it might be irrelevant to the topic. To start lets define moral. [1] - "concerning or relating to what is right and wrong in human behavior" Based on the definition of moral, we can examine what sort of moral standards we set for children at home and in school. Generally parents and people who care for children, including myself, will set down simple moral guidelines for the kids to follow. This includes don't hit, don't steal, don't lie, don't cheat, don't use force against others.Based on these general examples we can make an analysis comparing these morals most people expect their children to follow to the politicians who govern us and decide how we live. Don't Hit:Although politicians may not directly harm us by hitting us they do make the decision to send us to war where our young men and women are wounded or killed. This consequence is a direct effect of the decisions politicians have made when sending people to fight wars that are not in self defense. This would not apply to a war fought in immediate self defence.Don't Lie:Just about every politician will fabricate stories of themselves or make promises they do not intend to keep in order to be voted into office. Or they tell the people they will reject or propose legislation. Soon after coming to their position they are made offers by lobbyists and special interests and totally reject the promises they made to the people who elected them, essentially making every promise worthless, a lie. Don't cheat:The politicians who run for office cheat you every year. They cheat you by limiting the number of choices you have in an election and by passing laws that negatively effect the democratic process. Third parties like the Green Party and the Libertarian Party constantly have to spend thousands to work on getting their candidate on the ballot in many states. These harsh ballot access laws stop competition for the politicians belonging to the main two parties and both parties are in agreeing in doing this. A majority of campaign funds for the third party might go to getting on the ballot which severely limits what they can do to reach out to voters. This cheats third party candidates out of the election and you out of a choice. Just recently Ohio brought up a piece of legislation that will make it incredibly difficult to attain ballot access. [2] Don't Steal:This is a relatively simple one, taxes. If we use this definition of theft "the crime of taking the property or services of another without consent"[3] then we can clearly see that taxes are theft. Oh well wait a minute! Aren't taxes used to fund services that people want. Sure, but it is still theft because a large number of people who pay taxes aren't looking for those services that taxes pay for and do not want them at all. So with out these peoples consent politicians take money and use it to advance their own interests and policies. It would not be theft if a collective came to together and paid for something or established a service that they desired. Taking from people who do not wish for or require a service with out their consent is theft. Don't Use Force Against Others:This was partly covered by the first point, but this will expand upon that. Politicians pass legislation that dictates how we should live. Restrictions on gun ownership, the illegality of many drugs and substances, the restriction of free individuals to conduct trade with out licenses and papers dealing with the legality of their business. Laws dictating who we can marry. These are all laws that exert force on people to make them live a certain way. Each of these points illustrates that the very moral standards we hold our children to are not something we hold our politicians to. This is an unfortunate truth that, if trends continue, will never change. I await Cons responseSources:[1] - http://www.merriam-webster.com...[2] - http://news.cincinnati.com...[3] - http://www.merriam-webster.com...