Things that go hmmm in the night:
The April 29 Herald staff article reporting on the privacy debate (“Supreme Court hears petition privacy debate”), brings up a couple thoughts. It sure seems the loudest battle cry we all hear from certain social and political corners is the dire warning against the government being too involved in our personal business. Holy confusion, Batman, aren’t these the same groups that demand that same government to dictate how we all should be living our personal lives; and this according to their “Book of Hoyle”?
As reported, Mr. James Bopps Jr., a lawyer for a local conservative coalition group, argued to the court that “the First Amendment protects citizens from intimidation resulting from compelled disclosure of their identity and beliefs and their private associations.”
Now just run with that thought a little bit further there and you got it; but one has to ask,”Does he really hear what he’s saying?”
Maybe Mr. Bopps should be called as a witness for the certain upcoming challenge to the new immigration law just passed in Arizona, to repeat his sentiments on the First Amendment. Hey, it’s just a thought.
Dennis Doolittle
Arlington
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