I laugh at all this talk of having our freedoms taken away. As if we don't have intrusive laws as it is. I can't even build a patio in my back yard without going through the proper paperwork, paying the proper fees for permits, etc. I can't smoke on the beach, I have to wear a seat belt, I can't grow a pot plant in my back yard. I have to wear a helmet on my motorcycle. You get the idea. No one is getting fired up because they get ticketed for not wearing a seat belt, yet 3 children are given clearly racist offensive names that WILL set them back in life, and that's the tipping point?
the basis of the discussion is whether the United States Government be it local or federal has the right to intervene or involve itself in the intimate and personal thoughts beliefs and freedoms of a person.
well lets check the comparisons in your statement against reality;
1 building/construction without a permit. if you fail to go through the procedures that have been created over thousands of years of construction you risk the health and well being of every person who may ever come into contact with the patio you intend to build. the act of getting a permit shows that you have a plan of construction that meets the requirements of building it safely. this includes the safety of those who may buy the home years down the road.
the permit also allows the government to properly value your home for taxation purposes.
regulation of taxes and potential health hazards is a constitutional right of the government.
2 smoking, well the public health hazards of smoking are well documented and proven. no where in the constitution are you given the right or the freedom to knowingly cause risk to the health or well being of another individual. especially without the other individuals direct and explicit (normally written) consent. your personal right (which in actuality is not granted by the constitution) to freely destroy your body in the privacy of your own home is not being infringed.
regulating actions of person or persons that may affect the health and well being of others is a constitutional right of the government.
3 the laws governing helmets and seat belts spring from the same line of thought. the safety health and well being of the public (including the individual) is the responsibility of the government. ownership and operation of any vehicle is not a right but a privilege. any privilege may be regulated and control in any reasonable and equal manner buy the governing body.
this regulation of a privilege is the constitutional right of the government.
4 names of children are sacred and personal symbols of and expression. we as the public enjoy the right to freedom of expression. this is a constitutional right of the people.
5 the political and religious beliefs of the individual is constitutionally protected and may not be infringed by the government.
your examples dont compare to the argument.
the public has no right to make any demands that the individual change their beliefs or opinions on any issue especially those of religion and government. the government has no right to obstruct a person from expressing themselves.
read the court battles over the nazi marches in america back in the 70's and 80's. to ensure that the rights of the just and moral are protected it means that you must also be willing to ensure the rights of those who are monstrous and heinous. equality is sometimes a hard pill to swallow, but it is the only way for our system to work.
what is your first name? i would be willing to bet that i could find someone in history with your name that committed some act of evil. does that mean that those who have suffered under some one of the same name should have the right to tell your parents that they couldnt name you as they chose to? should every name ever born by a murderer be stricken from the books forever?
the parents in my opinion are tards, but if you infringe their rights you set the precedent that these rights can be infringed. then it becomes an argument of opinion. then the government can impose its will upon the masses.
personally i would rather have a neighbor thats got a stupid name than a government that can tell me what to name my children.
FLOTSOM
