Posted on Jan 24, 2017
COL Mikel J. Burroughs
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RP Members and Connections I found this picture very interesting and thought I would create some discussion. What are some of the things we can actually do without Government Permission?

Serve our Country in the Military? (Need permission, right?)

Is our Government too involved in our Freedoms and Rights?

Taking Drugs for me meant prescription drugs!

Your thoughts & comments are welcome.
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We can pretty much do anything we want without permission...doing it legally or without repercussions or regulations is another story altogether!
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SPC Randy Torgerson
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SCPO Don Groves - It is pretty obvious what you say..... its hard to believe whats in the minds of these liberals.
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SPC Randy Torgerson
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SCPO Don Groves - Benghazi was a real honest to god tragedy.
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SSG Dale London
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Yeah. It's the getting caught that sucks -- so I hear. Kind of like it isn't the 5,000 foot free fall with a faulty canopy that kills you -- it's the sudden stop at the end.
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Sheryl VanKleeck
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I don't know that we can do anything we want without permission. Isn't getting registrations, permits and licenses asking for permission? You need a license to fish, drive, marry, etc. Then the government tells you, you now need insurance to drive, no insurance, no driving. You need a permit for a gun, where in the Constitution does it state you must have a permit, register your weapon and be licensed to carry? I do understand that this countries demographics have drastically changed. People are allowed in without being vetted, criminal records checks or medical examinations. Those who have allowed this to happen do not live in the real world or among those they have allowed to invade. You need to licensed to do hair, own a bar or restaurant, be a physical therapist, a mental health therapist and so on. So just exactly how free are we? Let me just clarify I would want to know that the person cutting my hair or giving me therapy is qualified but doesn't years of schooling qualify a person?
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SGT William Howell
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I do not think there are too many government laws. I think there are way too many Federal Government Laws. Our country was founded to make states responsible for the majority of the laws with only the Feds stepping in when the Constitution was not being upheld, controlling interstate commerce, or when dealing with issues that pertain to the safety and security of the nation as a whole. I am in complete agreement that NY City can make Big Gulps illegal. I have a problem with the Federal Government telling us what our children are learning.
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SP5 Michael Cates
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Whatever you and I were before we met Uncle Same we were during and after our service to our Country! Sadly the other was and is so! One day I picked up a small paper back book at a Car Wash the title was "Core Values" by a Marine! It just sounded like what my mother and older brother taught me while we were growing up!!! Now I try and teach those same values to All THE CHILDREN THAT PASS THROUGH BROADWAY GYMNASTIC SCHOOL in Los Angeles, Ca.
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SPC Robert Coventry
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I agree but living in Southern California, which is in a very liberal California, I disagree with the states having the power no CCW's (Carry Concealed Weapons Permits) no AR's and no high cap magazines. Too Many state laws. If you are a business in California the owners/ managers are guilty until proven innocent and they will fine you for everything.
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SP5 Lori Pong
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I disagree. There are too many STATE and FEDERAL laws. While the Constitution was designed to give certain powers to the states there does need to be some way to balance it all out. The logic behind Big Gulps was stupid/non-existent. Too much sugar makes you fat so you can't buy a 40 oz cup of soda at 7/11 BUT you can walk to the refrigerator section and buy a 64oz bottle? The assumption is that you would share the bottle...who says you aren't sharing the cup? People have been arrested for obscure rarely enforced laws simply because they could. I think that for every law enacted they should search their records and delete 2 inane ones.
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LT Mike Folker
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Sadly, what Bush II's first "czar" for faith-based initiatives, John DiIulio (he resigned after about 8 mos.), a political scientist by profession, wrote years back remains gospel: whatever was not under the purview of government & comes under the purview of government remains under the purview of government; or words to that effect.
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Here's a few people don't even think about till they get arrested for it.

Leaving children at home under a certain age. Depends on State
Buying miners perminant marker or spray paint! CA
Friendly bets over $2000! All States
Getting lost on Federal land! All States
Using ensecure wifi. All States
Oral sex! CA
Eating chicken with a fork! GA
Private Citizens may personally arrest anyone disturbing church services! MS
Milking another persons cow? TX
The penalty for jumping off a building is death!?.... NY (you think....lol)
It is illegal to have sex in the back of an ambulance if it is responding to an emergency call! UT

Lol... just random laws out there! I usually look up current laws of states I'll be traveling to just so I don't arrested for possibly milking someone else's cow in the event I get thirsty going through Texas....lol... enjoy! Lol...
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SPC David Willis
SPC David Willis
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Well I'm never moving to Utah...
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Hey the Utah thing. There's a reason man.... And I don't wanna talk about it.
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Sheryl VanKleeck
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There are laws on the books throughout all states that are outdated. Like it is illegal to walk your duck without a leash and when coming to a 4 way intersection you are to get out of your car and fire your shotgun in the air to notify other drivers of your location (at an intersection).
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I like the shotgun law @Sheryl Vankleeck Lol
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