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To: Lorianne
For just one example (out of hundreds of thousands), I cannot walk around nude in public or even on my own property in my front yard. There are literally thousands of laws which restrict your freedom to do anything you choose. That is the "price" of living with other people. If you want to do anything you please any time, you have to live outside of communities of law.

There are hundreds of public establishments in my home state where you can walk around as nude as you want to. Of course, they upset some of the neighbors, but that's life. Just don't do it in very high heels, or you'll fall off the stage

You can also walk around as nude as you want in your own back yard PROVIDED you are not visible to the neighbors or the public street. Your right to do things on your private property tend to start getting curtailed when they affect people outside your boundary lines

Ideally, as long as your (legal) activities are on your own property, and do not emit effects past your property line, you should be free to do as you please on your own property, and this freedom should extend to those you invite into your property. Things like smoking, running around naked, screaming your opinions (but not so loudly that you disturb the neighbors), etc.

69 posted on 05/27/2003 6:30:36 PM PDT by SauronOfMordor (Heavily armed, easily bored, and off my medication)
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To: SauronOfMordor
Huh?

I think you mix up private and public places. I am restricted BY LAW from doing certain things in public places, ie not privately owned property.

Smokers are argueing they should be allowed to smoke on public property, even though other laws prohibit people from doing other things on public property. Smoking becomes a "special right" in the public sphere.

72 posted on 05/27/2003 6:44:59 PM PDT by Lorianne
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