Old link, before redirection: http://www.hevanet.com/kort/SAFETY2.HTM
 Reference > The Dangers of SafetyDescription :: Kort E. Patterson, Port of Call June/July 1997, Intertel Region VII
"Prior restraint," that is, restraining people before harm has been done, is discussed in light of various recent regulations "for public safety" or "for the children" and so forth. Continued at top
Owned by Unordained - Created on 01/05/2004 - Last edited on 06/22/2005 11/01/05 :: Folder :: Freedom & Responsibility11/01/05 :: Folder :: Law & Justice02/14/05 :: Article :: Inchoate :: That which is not yet done, is not yet done.02/14/05 :: Article :: Having a reason for laws :: Because I said so!01/12/04 :: Folder :: Safety & Security09/04/03 :: Quote :: O'RourkeThere's only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences. 09/04/03 :: Quote :: Michel De MontaigneThe most desirable laws are those that are rarest, simplest, and most general; and I even think that it would be better to have none at all than to have them in such numbers as we have. 09/04/03 :: Quote :: Benjamin FranklinThose who are willing to sacrifice their basic liberties to assure their security deserve neither.  06/03/07 :: Reference :: (link) :: Papers portray Plot as more Talk than Action 09/30/04 :: Article :: What do you want to do when you grow up? :: Legislating intent just seems like such a bad idea. 01/25/04 :: Reference :: (link) :: Can competitive law work?06/07/05 :: Article :: Scalia on Constitutional Interpretation :: The living Constitution be damned01/08/06 :: Reference :: (link) :: UK report upcoming on psychosis effects of cannabis (pot) 01/09/05 :: Reference :: (link) :: Law as parent10/03/05 :: Quote :: John MiltonHere the great art lies, to discern in what the law is to be to restraint and
punishment, and in what things persuasion only is to work.
09/04/03 :: Quote :: O'RourkeOne of the annoying things about believing in free will and individual responsibility is the difficulty of finding somebody to blame your problems on. And when you do find somebody, it's remarkable how often his picture turns up on your driver's license. 03/11/04 :: Quote :: George ChapmanWho to himself is law no law doth need, offends no law, and is a king indeed. 07/08/04 :: Reference :: (link) :: The morality police 06/29/04 :: Article :: Freedom and Authority :: Shedding light on America's political system09/29/05 :: Quote :: Robert H. Jackson, US Supreme Court JusticeThe very purpose of a Bill of Rights was to withdraw certain subjects from the vicissitudes of political controversy, to place them beyond the reach of majorities and officials and to establish them as legal principles to be applied by the courts. One's right to life, liberty, and property, to free speech, a free press, freedom of worship and assembly, and other fundamental rights may not be submi [...] 09/29/05 :: Quote :: Robert FrostA civilized society is one which tolerates eccentricity to the point of doubtful sanity. 07/31/08 :: Quote :: HL MenckenThe trouble with fighting for human freedom is that one spends most of one's time defending scoundrels. For it is against scoundrels that oppressive laws are first aimed, and oppression must be stopped at the beginning if it is to be stopped at all. 05/12/06 :: Quote :: Patrick HenryThe Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government -- lest it come to dominate our lives and interests. |
