Freedom

Since when did freedom mean Government regulated? It seems that is the natural order that our liberties are progressing. From a town in Louisiana banning baggy pants, to what seems like the end for talk radio, to a state wide ban on smoking. Everywhere around us it would appear that our freedoms are coming under the regulation of our government. I would like to say that some of this has something to do with the lowest approval rating of Congress, maybe people everywhere are getting tired of the same old song and dance with the big brother that is the Capitol. Why is it people don't see the problem with government telling them how to live? What is the problem with wearing baggy pants that a city government had to ban it citywide? Smoking...where do I start? I am not a smoker myself, and every time I enter a restaurant I ask for the non-smoking section. It's not my health I am thinking of, just the fact I find it annoying. But for civil authority to tell private business that it must ban smoking, to me is tyranny. And then there is talk radio problem, a problem Trent Lott is well aware of to be sure. The last time I checked we lived in a free market and the fact that Liberals tried talk radio and failed (see Air America) should speak volumes. The only way they can shut down talk radio is a nasty bill called the Fairness Doctrine. This would impose rules on the shows to show an alternative point of view on the show. So to put this in perspective, 1st Amendment rights will be controlled by a bill imposed to allow liberals a voice in radio. I almost want to agree with Vermont and vote to secede from the Union. I hate to see that day come, but I feel it may eventually.