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Ever had a garage sale without telling your town? Ever bought something out of state? Ever copied a CD to give to a friend? Ever added a shed out back without g

Ever had a garage sale without telling your town? Ever bought something out of state? Ever copied a CD to give to a friend? Ever added a shed out back without getting approval? Ever lied when a doctor or teacher asks if you own guns? Ever told your kid what the teacher said was wrong? Ever complained about the President? There is a lot we do that aren't felonies and may not even make us guilty, but I still don't want the government poring over every word and deed to see if they appear suspicious enough to investigate. I'm even more afraid of the day local governments get access to these databases, and they can enforce all the regulations people only tolerate because they can ignore them.

dopkew 13y ago
When local governments didn't have such capabilities, most people ignored these regulations because those had a practically insignificant effect on their lives. But when the local governments get this capability, all those ignored regulations will suddenly become significant. And also, all new subsequent regulations will have strong public focus. While people ignore regulations which have very little practical harm in being ignored, they also ignore some which later turn out to be very harmful. See near the end of: http://dohanews.co/post/53425474389/five-villaggio-trial-defendants-jailed-for-involuntary http://dohanews.co/post/53425474389/five-villaggio-trial-def...