Image Source:  Washington University in St. Louis Morality Morality is the idea that specific behavior is “right” or “wrong”. Without morality, all behavior is equally permissible and there is no government. Without government, there is no order or protection and humanity lives in uncertainty. Therefore, morality is inextricable from people's well-being, and it is the government’s duty to uphold morality in its decision-making.  The Problem with Moral Frameworks Morality may be a flawed abstract construct, but that is precisely why politicians need to understand it. By understanding morality, people can reconcile its subjective nature with the objective facts of politics to benefit people. It is then through benefitting others in a moral environment that humanity lives best. The problem is that there are many moral frameworks whose conflicting paradigms seemingly trivialize any deeper inquiry into morality. For example, if consequentialist frameworks evaluate morality through the