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Very interesting to see the argument that the requirement to wear a seatbelt infringes on personal freedoms. Couldn't you argue that the requirement to have a d
by blacksmith_tb 5y ago
Very interesting to see the argument that the requirement to wear a seatbelt infringes on personal freedoms. Couldn't you argue that the requirement to have a driver's license is similar? 'I know how to drive, why am I required to jump through all those hoops (and pay) to be licensed?' And ad infinitum, why do I have comply with building codes, pay extra for food that's been inspected, etc. True freedom from all that sounds... really terrible.
- soco 5y agoTrue freedom simply cannot exist in a society. Why do I have to be polite to grandma, why do I have to wear pants in public, why can't I just kill that guy... liberty would be so great if it wasn't for so many other people around. Basically our lives are a collection of social restrictions (call them whatever you want) and I think recognizing this fact would bring some ease into this discussion: what makes one new restriction worth.
- vmception 5y agoI would love to see a challenge to licensing regimes. It’s like “make <action> without a license federally illegal, while actually going through with licensing requires a ton of arbitrary restrictions by a different government or private sector “ Although this is probably the best example of federalism in our country, instead of a nominally named Federal government simply being the national government