The Cellar - View Single Post - What are the legitimate functions of government?

12-31-2001, 05:02 PM

I think you're misreading what I wrote.

People should have control of the government - the government should not control every aspect of the citizens' life.

I don't need a law to tell me how to brush my teeth or tie my shoes. I don't need a law to tell me what I can and cannot do with things I have purchased - if I want to make a copy of my CD so the original basically sits as a "backup" and doesn't get scratched, then that's nobody else's business, and doing so should not mean that I am liable to arrest. Do I want a government to exist? Yes. Do I want it to do its job? Again, yes. However, I don't want its job to be "micromanage the population of the country". Not only is it a waste of my money (in taxpayer dollars), but it's restricting on personal freedoms as well. It's not something that we need.

12-31-2001, 05:02 PM	#13
dave Guest Posts: n/a	I think you're misreading what I wrote. People should have control of the government - the government should not control every aspect of the citizens' life. I don't need a law to tell me how to brush my teeth or tie my shoes. I don't need a law to tell me what I can and cannot do with things I have purchased - if I want to make a copy of my CD so the original basically sits as a "backup" and doesn't get scratched, then that's nobody else's business, and doing so should not mean that I am liable to arrest. Do I want a government to exist? Yes. Do I want it to do its job? Again, yes. However, I don't want its job to be "micromanage the population of the country". Not only is it a waste of my money (in taxpayer dollars), but it's restricting on personal freedoms as well. It's not something that we need.