Originally Posted by
Chad Veich
The most worrisome thing I see on the various threads relating to this subject is the relatively large number of people who seem unconcerned, if not downright welcoming, of more government intrusion into their affairs. I fear we now have a generation, possibly more, of folks who have been conditioned to accept it and, scarier still, promote it. My objection is not whether the task of registering is a hardship, nor the $5 fee. My objection is that it is simply an over reach by an already bloated government that does nothing to alleviate any perceived problem and, IMHO, goes against the very principals upon which this country is founded. Granted, it is but one grievance among very many. And a relatively insignificant one in the grand scheme of things, but never the less it is one more bite taken out of our freedoms. A line needs to be drawn somewhere because, rest assured, the government is never going to willingly give up any ground that it gains and will continue to push for more control. For those of you who are unconcerned, at what point will you become concerned?
It's not a question of welcoming aditional govt oversight and intervention, it's having the common sense to recognize that it's here now, and it's a reality. They can wrap themselves up in the consitution all they want and scream "murica from the rooftops, the reality is they either will comply or deal with the conseguences of it. As others noted above, they are all full of bravado behind the safety of keyboard, but they will be as compliant as kittens when faced with a LE officer staring them in the face. And if they are the brave souls who decided to pound their chest and scream about NOT registering, they will be the first ones to soil themselves and look to blame Obama or the AMA or anyone but themselves for their predicament. Meanwhile, it would have taken 5 minutes to register.