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To: WFTR; Torie
You seem to think that because what one wears is relatively unimportant in life or at least in school, then the government should dictate the matter. I think just the opposite.

Let me give you an example of "relatively unimportant." Some 40 years ago my father built a workshop on his property. Nice workshop...cement block, windows, a door that locked. Fast forward to 30 years later when we built another building on the same property to house two boats. We had to get a building permit from the local government and meet certain standards. This is not a public building where public safety standards have to be met. In other words it is "relatively unimportant" the quality of this shed since it has nothing to do with the public. It only needed to keep two boats out of the weather. Yet the government intervenes in this "relatively unimportant" matter and the shed ended up costing us about $15,000.00.

Where do we draw the line on "relatively unimportant" and government interference in private lives and private decisions.

62 posted on 01/07/2003 5:41:46 PM PST by PistolPaknMama
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To: PistolPaknMama
Exactly! In case I wasn't clear, my point was that I don't want young people broken to the idea that they should have to get government permission for everything that they do. The clothes that they wear are not important, but it is important that they learn to want a government that must justify itself to them and not become a people who think that they must justify themselves to the government.

I Resolve for a Free New Year
Bill

70 posted on 01/07/2003 7:03:11 PM PST by WFTR
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