Breaking Wind a Crime? A Free Man Driving - A Comparison of Two Ethos

For your consideration, the law that would make an inescapable human function a crime -

Breaking wind is set to be made a crime in an African country.

The government of Malawi plan to punish persistent offenders 'who foul the air' in a bid to 'mould responsible and disciplined citizens.'

The crime will be enforceable in a new 'Local Court' system which will also have powers to punish a range of other crimes in the bill set to be debated in the country's parliament.

 A crime eh? A crime... Just because a given action is desirable should not dictate that the antithesis is a crime. Yet this is exactly what passes for thinking in today's day and age. You cannot legislate perfect people, the National Socialists tried this and look where that got them.

Now, let's take the opposite end of the equation from Georgia -

A state lawmaker from Marietta is sponsoring a bill that seeks to do away with Georgia driver's licenses.State Rep. Bobby Franklin, R-Marietta, has filed House Bill 7, calling it the "Right to Travel Act."In his bill, Franklin states, "Free people have a common law and constitutional right to travel on the roads and highways that are provided by their government for that purpose. Licensing of drivers cannot be required of free people, because taking on the restrictions of a license requires the surrender of an inalienable right."Franklin told CBS Atlanta News that driver's licenses are a throw back to oppressive times. “Agents of the state demanding your papers," he said. "We’re getting that way here.”

EXACTLY!

The concepts of "papers please" and freedom are mutually exclusive. At this point we are merely negotiating the level of tyranny we would endure. The article continues with the expected "blood in the streets" talk that is expected out of those that have yet to examine the issue, in truth -

CBS Atlanta's Rebekka Schramm asked Franklin, “How are we going to keep up with who’s who and who’s on the roads and who’s not supposed to be on the roads?”“That’s a great question," Franklin said. "And I would have to answer that with a question, ‘Why do you need to know who’s who?’”“What about 12-14-year-olds who want to drive? What would stop them?" Schramm asked.“Well, what’s stopping them now anyway?” Franklin answered

Right on again. The law merely provides a tool, to prosecute those who have violated the law. They do NOT prevent individuals from committing these acts, it only provides an incentive not to commit them. An incentive that individuals have to voluntarily submit to.

The law in Malawi will not stop people from warming the environment, it will merely allow for the prosecution of those who do around others. Ergo, it will not achieve what the lawmakers intend it to.

The situation in Georgia would permit a greater degree of freedom and since less resources would be spent on compliance and waste, so by definition more resources would be available for production thereby making its inhabitants wealthier.

This is the key to pulling this country out of this Depression!