What can we do without Government Permission?

In order to be free you need to have money and preferably own your own home. Most Americans are wage slaves. If they don't work, they will lose everything within a matter of months... that's because the bank really owns their house, their car(s), and almost everything else of value. Our freedom is not restricted because of government, it's restricted because we allow ourselves to be enslaved in order to have that nice house, the new car, etc...

When it comes to laws, a lot comes down to where you live... I don't need a permit to put up a building in the county... I just have to build it to a certain code and have that verified. If I don't meet certain requirements I may not be able to insure it. I can drive a car all day long on my own land, I only need license, registration and insurance when I put the car on a public road. Same goes for fishing, I can fish all day long on private property... not sure about hunting, however who is going to stop you? If you have money and property, you are still relatively free.

One can drop out of school at a certain age without government permission..... overall, it does make one think. Now the other side is, are these society norms as opposed to permissions?

I know one thing I can engage in - that the government has no say in! Well, I mean after I became of "eligible" age!!! ;-P But I digress...

I thought I would put, "walk my dogs in my neighborhood." Then I realized there are laws and ordnances that effect that activity. The state traffic laws dictate that I should walk on the left side of the street facing the traffic. Both of the dogs have "dog tags," meaning they were registered with the County. The dogs are on a leash for their protection and control, but the County and City have leash laws requiring them to be leashed. Even the Homeowners Association doesn't care if I walk the dogs--as long as I clean up if they relieve themselves in the "common areas." I don't have to ask the City, County, State, or Federal Government for permission to walk the dogs, but they do influence the activity.

You just hit on the reason I'm a Libertarian. No, I didn't vote for Gary Johnson. He's the best advertisement I can think of for why marijuana is bad. (I'm going to quit for 6 weeks so I can clear my mind to run for President.)

Government should be as small as possible, consistent with protecting citizen's from harm. If I'm going to connect up to the city water supply, or the power grid, the government has the right to regulate that to protect everyone else. But a license to cut hair? A license to be an interior decorator? Did anyone ever die from a bad haircut or because a Louis 14th end table was matched with a brocade couch?

You ought to have the right to kill yourself, as long as you don't take someone with you who doesn't want to go. That should include smoking, drinking, and drugs, all of which are slow motion suicide.

Governments make monopolies possible. Check out Dr Milton Friedman on the Interstate Commerce Commission and how it led to government monopoly on railroads. http://johnhospers.com/Articles/GuestEds/Friedman%20on%20ICC.html

Governments do really stupid things, like the $17.8 billion California has spent on water projects since 1987, without capturing one single drop of water for use. Meanwhile the population has doubled and they are running out of water.

Less government is better government!

Free to speak our minds 1st amendment. This is a double edged sword sometimes because people use it to express their views which could be good or bad. For example burning the flag is not illegal because people have the right of freedom of speech. Certain freedoms have been taken away due to government control. Like if I get accused of a crime and it goes on my record I could not get a job. That is again a double edged sword for if I now can't get a job to work then how will I be able to be a productive part of society. We are free to get old and die. It's just how we die we are not free, i.e suicide. I am free to worship Jesus my Lord and savior. I am now just not free to show it in Schools. We used to be free to punish our children if they misbehave but now viewed as child abuse or child endangerment. Yes some parents went to far with beating their child constantly but what is wrong with paddling them a little on their bottom when they are young. I only had to get a little spanking from my parent 1 time and knew not to do that behavior ever again.

All this shows how prescient George Orwell was with his book "1984". If you haven't read it, you should. Even down to the point of your TV spying on you.

Breath, so far but I'm afraid EPA will eventually get around to regulating our exhales as it involves CO2 which is a poisonous gas according to them. I hear California now regulates cow farts. It's only a matter of time before humans in California are no longer allowed to break wind.

Well, some of these things can be done without permission......but then that makes the acts illegal....so there's that. As for leaving the country....I would argue against this one, depending on the route you take to leave the country.

Probably that thing I've been doing more than any other thing I do since I was about 13. The priests said it was bad but I don't think it's against the law.