It's wrong, just plain wrong. This whole concept of "mandatory evacuations" is wrong. No government should have that right. If they have the right to tell people what to do and where to go under "extraordinary circumstances," then that very same government can declare anything they want "extraordinary" -- they do it all the time.

In this example, an unidentified man was arrested for surfing after a mandatory evacuation was ordered. Why? By what right does the government force someone to not surf? The only possible excuse can be "for his own safety."

Do you realize how many Jews were relocated "for their own safety?" No, the US government isn't exterminating people for disobeying them -- at least not yet -- but it's still completely wrong. Do we have any rights left? I certainly cannot find any.

This person was doing nothing wrong. He was absolutely no danger to anyone else. He wasn't hurting anyone. He wasn't damaging anyone else's property. He (apparently) simply wanted to relax. But not while THIS government is on duty. Where did We The People give government the power to do whatever government deems "best" for us?

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1 Turns out us righties and lefties aren't so different after all. I'm in agreement with you 100% on this one. Righties keep chiding me for complaining about our lost liberty, but this is the perfect example. And- it's not one party or the other on this one, which gives the argument credibility.

Posted by: Daedalus at September 23, 2005 03:36 PM (tjcyO)

2 Thanks for stopping by! I think there are some big differences between righties and lefties -- you just won't see it in government today because it certainly appears that ALL government today, on both sides of the aisle, are about bigger and more controlling government.

Posted by: Ogre at September 23, 2005 03:57 PM (/k+l4)

3 That was a violation of Godwin's Law.

Posted by: Tom at September 23, 2005 11:51 PM (r60JH)

4 The post wasn't long enough to qualify for an application of Goodwin's law!

Posted by: Ogre at September 24, 2005 07:31 AM (iJFc9)

5 I agree with 99.9999 % of your postings but some how one fell through the cracks. Sorry but I have another angle to this topic. So I just had to add my two cents. I agree that mandatory evacs are an infringement on our personal privacy. However, I have to say, if they had evacuated, they would not put heroic men and women's lives in jeopardy. If my son were to die in the stagnant waters of New Orleans trying to save some idiot who refused to leave...... I think you know what I'd like to do to that person. I agree you can't regulate things like that easily. But how much hell would Bush catch if FEMA refused to rescue the lag behinders? It's just like the helmet laws. If you don't make it illegal to drive a motorcycle w/o a helmet, the insurance skyrockets and it ruins the adventure for us all. So I say, if you make it illegal to not wear a helmet or stay behind after evac warnings......no one is blameble but the one who broke the law. I'm sick of paying for other's stupidity! With innocent lives and premiums.

Posted by: Squamata at September 25, 2005 09:37 PM (AJqHe)

6 The solution, especially with the helmet laws -- is freedom. If you don't want to wear a helmet, that's fine -- but don't make me pay for it. Let the insurance companies charge whatever they like for people who don't wear helmets! If people want to engage in riskly behavior, let them -- just don't force everyone else to pay for it. Tell people to evacuate. If they don't, tough. It absolutely is not government's job to ensure everyone's personal safety.

Posted by: Ogre at September 25, 2005 10:08 PM (iJFc9)

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