What more big government gets you

[DiamondDave]

Icelandic girl fights for right to her own name - Yahoo! News

Seriously?? A list of approved names, because government knows what is best?? Yes, it is Iceland and not here... But the more control you give government, the more it will take in such matters. And it is not beyond the realm of possibility that even our government would do such a thing here.

 

[konradv]

Icelandic girl fights for right to her own name - Yahoo! News

Seriously?? A list of approved names, because government knows what is best?? Yes, it is Iceland and not here... But the more control you give government, the more it will take in such matters. And it is not beyond the realm of possibility that even our government would do such a thing here.

Annoying, but it can also get you this.

Ireland Pledges to Clarify Abortion Laws After Death of Miscarrying Woman - ABC News

 

[Nova78]

What more big government gets you


EMPTY WALLET !

 

[DiamondDave]

Icelandic girl fights for right to her own name - Yahoo! News

Seriously?? A list of approved names, because government knows what is best?? Yes, it is Iceland and not here... But the more control you give government, the more it will take in such matters. And it is not beyond the realm of possibility that even our government would do such a thing here.

Annoying, but it can also get you this.

Ireland Pledges to Clarify Abortion Laws After Death of Miscarrying Woman - ABC News

Yep.. big government there in Ireland gets it wrong when the decision to save the mother's life is in question....

 

[nodoginnafight]

You are correct (imho) that too much government intervention is a problem.

But the solution is not "NO government intervention at all."

Balance (imho) is that precious thing that appears so elusive these days. We aren't all going to agree on exactly where the line between too much and too little is drawn - that's a given. That's why it is a moving line.

So win more people over to your way of thinking and you are rewarded by getting to move the line. Insult and alienate people and you don't get a voice in where the line gets drawn.

Principal is great - stupidity isn't.

 

[DiamondDave]

You are correct (imho) that too much government intervention is a problem.

But the solution is not "NO government intervention at all."

Balance (imho) is that precious thing that appears so elusive these days. We aren't all going to agree on exactly where the line between too much and too little is drawn - that's a given. That's why it is a moving line.

So win more people over to your way of thinking and you are rewarded by getting to move the line. Insult and alienate people and you don't get a voice in where the line gets drawn.

Principal is great - stupidity isn't.

Who ever said it was?? Was someone in here calling for anarchy??

And my PrinciPAL was a great one.. what your principles are may be something else

 

[OKTexas]

You are correct (imho) that too much government intervention is a problem.

But the solution is not "NO government intervention at all."

Balance (imho) is that precious thing that appears so elusive these days. We aren't all going to agree on exactly where the line between too much and too little is drawn - that's a given. That's why it is a moving line.

So win more people over to your way of thinking and you are rewarded by getting to move the line. Insult and alienate people and you don't get a voice in where the line gets drawn.

Principal is great - stupidity isn't.

Damn, isn't that why we have a Constitution? The founders drew the lines in 1787 and subsequent amendments have shifted the lines slightly, that's how it's suposed to be done in the US.

 

[boedicca]

Big Government always has approach of making everything incredibly complicated and incredibly expensive so that wealthy people will pay off politicians for Indulgences.

It's just as corrupt as medieval Catholic Church.

 

[SniperFire]

You get enough germs to catch pneumonia and when you do, they never phone ya

 

[Jarhead]

This line...

"a list of 1,712 male names and 1,853 female names that fit Icelandic grammar and pronunciation rules and that officials maintain will protect children from embarrassment"....

Scares the crap out of me. Local and State governments are already intervening in certain games and activities as they are concerned it may embarrass a child.

Will names be next?

All I know is when I grew up in the 60's, no one lost an eye playing dodge ball; no one I know was hurt riding a bike without a helmet; and no one refused to go out and play becuase their little league team went winless one season.

 

[PoliticalChic]

You are correct (imho) that too much government intervention is a problem.

But the solution is not "NO government intervention at all."

Balance (imho) is that precious thing that appears so elusive these days. We aren't all going to agree on exactly where the line between too much and too little is drawn - that's a given. That's why it is a moving line.

So win more people over to your way of thinking and you are rewarded by getting to move the line. Insult and alienate people and you don't get a voice in where the line gets drawn.

Principal is great - stupidity isn't.

Damn, isn't that why we have a Constitution? The founders drew the lines in 1787 and subsequent amendments have shifted the lines slightly, that's how it's suposed to be done in the US.

That 'ol thing?

We dropped our subscription in 1937....

 

[daveman]

The Government's Prayer

Our Government in D.C.,
Hallowed be thy name.
Thy nanny state come
Thy mandate be done
On flyover country as it is in the coasts.
Give us this month our monthly check,
And audit us our trespasses,
As we file suit against those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into liberty,
But deliver us from ourselves.
For thine is the oligarchy,
And the power, and the glory,
Forever and ever.
Amen.

 

[ABikerSailor]

Icelandic girl fights for right to her own name - Yahoo! News

Seriously?? A list of approved names, because government knows what is best?? Yes, it is Iceland and not here... But the more control you give government, the more it will take in such matters. And it is not beyond the realm of possibility that even our government would do such a thing here.

In certain cases, naming a child something really unusual could be considered child abuse.

A 3-year-old boy named Adolf Hitler and his two Nazi-named younger sisters were removed from their New Jersey home last week and placed in state custody, police said.


Adolf Hitler Campbell and his sisters, JoyceLynn Aryan Nation Campbell and Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie Campbell, were taken from their Holland Township, N.J., home on Friday by the state's Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS), Sgt. John Harris of the Holland Township Police Department told FOXNews.com.


Their father, Heath Campbell, is expected in court Thursday in Flemington, N.J., in connection with the case.


Kate Bernyk, a spokeswoman for the DYFS, said confidentiality laws barred her from commenting on the case or even confirming that the Campbell children were involved.


"DYFS has their reasons and they normally don’t release any information, so we kind of have to go on faith with them," Harris said. Police were not told what the agency was investigating.


"I’ve dealt with the family for years and as far as the children are concerned, I have never had any reports of any abuse with the children," Harris said. "As far as I know, he’s always been very good with the children."


Speaking generally, Bernyk said the state's "decision to remove a child is based on the safety and well being of the child and the risk to that child, and that decision is made in conjunction with the courts and the county family court judge."


The Campbells made national news last month when a ShopRite supermarket refused to sell them a birthday cake with Adolf Hitler's name on it. The story generated a slew of angry Internet chatter.


Forensic psychologist N.G. Berrill said naming a boy Hitler could be considered child abuse.


"Part of it is the infantile nature of the parents’ behavior," Berrill said. "You can name your dog something weird, but they think they’re making some kind of bold statement with the children, not appreciating that the children will have separate lives and will be looked at in a negative light until they’re able to change their name. It is abuse."


Read more: Young 'Adolf Hitler' and Two Sisters Removed From Home | Fox News

Young 'Adolf Hitler' and Two Sisters Removed From Home | Fox News

And..............this case happened in the US.

 

[g5000]

What more big government gets you


EMPTY WALLET !

If only it stopped there.

 

[Luddly Neddite]

Nutter rw's think it would be just nifty for government to force women to have babies and or government to control who marries whom (H.G.Wells is doing flip flops in his grave) but they get all kinds of nuts about NAMES???

WTF???

.

 

[cutter]

Nutter rw's think it would be just nifty for government to force women to have babies and or government to control who marries whom (H.G.Wells is doing flip flops in his grave) but they get all kinds of nuts about NAMES???

WTF???

.

It's all about freedom, some of us demand it and apparently some here don't care about it.

 

[Jarlaxle]

Icelandic girl fights for right to her own name - Yahoo! News

Seriously?? A list of approved names, because government knows what is best?? Yes, it is Iceland and not here... But the more control you give government, the more it will take in such matters. And it is not beyond the realm of possibility that even our government would do such a thing here.

In certain cases, naming a child something really unusual could be considered child abuse.

A 3-year-old boy named Adolf Hitler and his two Nazi-named younger sisters were removed from their New Jersey home last week and placed in state custody, police said.


Adolf Hitler Campbell and his sisters, JoyceLynn Aryan Nation Campbell and Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie Campbell, were taken from their Holland Township, N.J., home on Friday by the state's Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS), Sgt. John Harris of the Holland Township Police Department told FOXNews.com.


Their father, Heath Campbell, is expected in court Thursday in Flemington, N.J., in connection with the case.


Kate Bernyk, a spokeswoman for the DYFS, said confidentiality laws barred her from commenting on the case or even confirming that the Campbell children were involved.


"DYFS has their reasons and they normally don’t release any information, so we kind of have to go on faith with them," Harris said. Police were not told what the agency was investigating.

"I’ve dealt with the family for years and as far as the children are concerned, I have never had any reports of any abuse with the children," Harris said. "As far as I know, he’s always been very good with the children."


Speaking generally, Bernyk said the state's "decision to remove a child is based on the safety and well being of the child and the risk to that child, and that decision is made in conjunction with the courts and the county family court judge."


The Campbells made national news last month when a ShopRite supermarket refused to sell them a birthday cake with Adolf Hitler's name on it. The story generated a slew of angry Internet chatter.


Forensic psychologist N.G. Berrill said naming a boy Hitler could be considered child abuse.


"Part of it is the infantile nature of the parents’ behavior," Berrill said. "You can name your dog something weird, but they think they’re making some kind of bold statement with the children, not appreciating that the children will have separate lives and will be looked at in a negative light until they’re able to change their name. It is abuse."


Read more: Young 'Adolf Hitler' and Two Sisters Removed From Home | Fox News

Young 'Adolf Hitler' and Two Sisters Removed From Home | Fox News

And..............this case happened in the US.

Where do you draw the line? I have known many people with unusual names...Joao, Immacula, Ider, Janilson...I have worked with a woman named Vuy, a man named Leslie, and a man named Elvis. I know of a man named Bean Stringfellow.

 

[tjvh]

What more big government gets you


EMPTY WALLET !

But Democrats will have you believe you will have some satisfaction in knowing you paid your fair share.

 

[PhenomenalAJ]

I'm surprised to see any white wingers upset about this, I guarantee you the Tea Party would like that here. No more "black" or "hippie" names

 

[RoadVirus]

List of approved names. Sounds like something from Adolf Hitler's days in power.