(May 29, 2015 at 2:11 pm)Aroura Wrote:(May 29, 2015 at 2:05 pm)Parkers Tan Wrote: The implications of giving any government that sort of intrusive power are unacceptable regarding civil liberties.
Right. I understand the problems with my suggestion, and I also understand why it will never be implimented; because humans are (naturally)selfish beings who value their own liberty over the life of any other thing on the planet. They often value it over their OWN life. I'm just looking at long term consequences of the freedom to have 12 kids that all live to be 80+ years old. It isn't good, and it will take away the freedom of future generations to have things like, say, fresh water and...food.
I still think it would be the right thing to do, but I realize most people would disagree with me.
Let me be clear about someting real quck,then I need to go for a while.
I think everyone has the right to live their life the way they see fit, unless that way impinges on the safety or rights of others. Having unlimited babies (19 kids and counting style, or even just 3 or 4), is impinging on everyone's right to have enough healthcare, food, water, etc to go around, therefore I think that right should be restricted or liscenced.
I can clarify more later, but I think that should explain why I think that specific right should not be protected the way other rights are.
I think it's better to address that with reasoning and economic opportunity, rather than legislation.
What you call "selfish", I call a natural right: the right to do what one will with one's own body.
Let me ask you: do you support abortion rights?
