[madprof98]

The "right to privacy" is abstract and difficult to define--which is why it wasn't included in the BoR. The notion that local govenment doesn't have the power to enforce local standards of decency as agreed upon by the majority of citizens is a liberal-tarian notion which had its coming-out party in the 1960s. I reject it completely. For those of you who accept it, I reckon your "enlightened" notions of privacy will be extinct the second the skunk-lover moves in next door.

The analogy is PERFECT! And the analysis that follows from it is exactly right. I would venture, though, that somewhat less than half of FReepers agree. Real conservatives (i.e., those who would preserve our social fabric) are a distinct minority, even here.

[durasell]

Real conservatives (i.e., those who would preserve our social fabric) are a distinct minority, even here.



The social fabric is subject to change. Those who seek to preserve what may no longer be practical are doomed to failure.