Lost liberties

We have lost many liberties over the last half century.  They were lost to good intentions.  Chief among good intentions is the ability to unassociate or to discriminate. Some such as property rights (infringed by zoning) and self defense appear to be for overall community good. One of the first rights lost was education. Now health care is under attack.

Education is not a constitutional right. I see nothing wrong with free public school education. I see nothing wrong with mandatory education through age 14. Our rights are removed when the compulsory aspects (i.e. attendance) have no direct relation to actual learning. Our rights are infringed when non-public education has arbitrary compliance standards (curriculum specifications and number of instruction hours).

Initially zoning was used to keep health problems from impacting neighborhoods. Restrictions on the number by type of livestock particularly pigs and chickens were the first examples of zoning. Then zoning was imposed to "protect property values." Building requirements and square footage were imposed so a cardboard and tin shanty was erected next to a three story brick colonial home.  You don't want a shanty, buy the lot so they can't build.

The good intentions of anti-discrimination laws are insidious and caused the biggest loss of liberty. I have to justify terminating an employee based on more than we don't get along.  I can't refuse business to someone based solely on my personal biases. Let civil rights demonstrations of the 1960's change my actions not law and some "do gooder" judge.

These liberties were lost because of a law to make us all play nice. The laws were really unnecessary as there are viable market place remedies.

I am smarter than government. If I feel lost or bewildered I have friends who can make sense of a situation and plan a solution. Keep government out of my health care!