Whoa! Polygamist solution is frightening...

[Sweet Pea]

Along the same vein............ Several states have now implemented newborn testing for things such as cystic fibrosis, autism, PKU, hemoglobinopathy, etc. Whether these tests are a good thing or not is not my issue. In fact, I know of a couple that because of such required testing is now prepared to fight a potential deadly disease with knowledge and understanding. Finding out early has been a blessing - but for whatever reason, maybe some people would choose not to have such testing done on their newborn.

Several months ago there was news of a newborn baby being taken from a home because the parents didn't allow their newborn the testing that had recently become law in Nebraska. The police came into the home and took the baby from the arms of his 12 year old brother. The baby had never had a bottle - and was in the habit of nursing every couple of hours or so.... They stated religious reasons for not having the testing done. That baby was kept away from his parents and siblings for over a week! That is WRONG!

Sorry folks......... even though there are some things that are good for us - the government FORCING us to do these things is slowly but surely taking away our rights. I'm all for safety - I buckle my seatbelt every time I get in the car, I think helmets for motorcycle riders make sense, I think that helmets for children on bicycles makes sense - but something deep inside me believes that by passing such laws and not allowing me to make that decision for myself (and/or my children) is slowing desensitizing us to how much control the government has now and how much more it is trying to get.

I know I'm not stating my thoughts very coherently - much less eloquently - but the bottom line is that slowly but surely "Big Brother" is not only watching everything I do and say, but he is gaining more and more control over what I do or say.