Mr. Moderate

It should be clear from the pages written so far (above), we don’t want any “undesirables” (drug addicts, pushers, child molesters, criminals, etc.) getting into our community. We also want people who will work at something, and who can be counseled in some way, shape, or form to “walk the straight and narrow.”

This means that, before we allow somebody to lease or purchase a unit in this community, or to obtain a job working within this community, we need to have a thorough background investigation of their life so far. If performing such an investigation would in any way run afoul of the anti-discrimination laws, it may well be worth the effort to establish the community as a religious community (a “monastery” or “nunnery,” for instance; we probably need to invent a new word for a family-oriented experience of that type).

The bottom line needs to be that nobody gains trusted access into the community without proving that they are worthy of mutual trust and assistance. While the bond between community members is less than the bond between married partners, it is still a close analogy (it is at least a “pseudo-family” relationship). And each such person, before admission, needs to sign a contract with the community recognizing their duty to obey our moral laws and recognizing the right of the community to vote to expel them when those moral laws have been violated.