What can we do without Government Permission?

Breathe.

The sad fact is, the government should be asking US for permission to do things. The Constitution was written to limit the power and scope of the Federal government over states and individuals, not the other way around. Having said that I do feel the need to point out that well over half of the items listed are within the purview of state and/or local governments. What is permitted or not is then properly determined by the state Constitution or charter. Here in VT for instance, you have a constitutional right to carry, open or concealed as long as you are not a felon. Cross the border however, and that is another story.

I was going to say die...but you need paperwork or the government will not believe you are dead.

Sometimes it does appear that the Government is too "Big Brotherish"/1984 Orwellianish! However, a lot of the permissions must be safe-guarded because the administrators of some people/things/social programs outside of our government's purview are abused to the point that it takes government intervention to ensure that everyone gets a fair shake and so that graft does not become common place. Not just in the above mentioned things but in most things we as citizens use quite frequently.

Wow. I guess we are free, as long as we get permission

Thats not an accurate statement in the poster above. None of those things require government permission. Don't confuse getting a license or permit with permission. Permission means they look at you individually and decide if your allowed to do it.

I believe the only thing we can do without government permission is think, which includes being able to pray. What we think to ourselves isn't controlled by anyone if we have a good foundation as kids in thinking skills which is why parents who teach us and good educational systems are so important. We need to be taught critical thinking skills, how to understand propaganda, how to debate, an understanding of persuasive arguments, how to do objective research, objective v. subjective language, and how to infer or "read between the lines". We need to understand how to listen to what a person is saying and attend to what a person writes, and know that words have meaning; we need to have recall so we can tie thoughts together over time; we need to be able to use past and present information to predict future possibilities. All these skills allow us to think thoughtfully and make better decisions about our own life, about issues affecting our community and nation, and those for whom we are responsible. Our parents are the ones who are the first and main source of this education, since most schools don't teach these skills anymore.

It's also necessary to teach us that the only real freedom is our ability to believe in Christ's substitutionary sacrifice on the cross for our sins to satisfy God's demand for justice. After Adam's sin we are all born with an old sin nature which means we can't have a relationship with God. But by believing that Christ was the Son of God, was born to a virgin so the sin nature was not passed down to Him, lived a sinless life, died and was resurrected, we are given the gift of salvation and life everlasting, as well as a relationship with God. That means that we can directly talk with God at any time, anywhere, just by thinking, something that no one can regulate, take away, control, and we all have the opportunity to have this simple gift if we simply state to God that we believe in what He provided us. It's the only thing that's absolutely ours that no one else can take away, that's free, that's ours. Prayer is thought, thought to God.

Most of this is crap..... designed to give teenage angst something to angst about.

These freedoms are also available in other civilized societies in the world I assume. I have not done the research but all the comments here about the freedoms seem pretty pedestrian. I guess a freedom that stands out is that anyone can rise to the top of the political or economic climate with enough work and some luck. unlike in certain societies where you are born into a certain class.

You are free to purchase any of these rights for a fee!