Randy E. BarnettIf legislation is truly necessary, one would expect the government to be able to provide proof of this beyond anecdote and speculation. Such proof is the least we can expect before we accept a government restriction of liberty as legitimate.
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The need for legislation is not absolute. If the government really needed to enact a law, it would be able to provide proof of its necessity. However, this is not the case. In fact, many people claim that what they do in private doesn’t need to be a secret.
If a person believes that something is not immoral or illegal then there should be nothing wrong with that person talking about it. Most people also believe that the government shouldn’t have the power to make them do something they don’t want to do.
Source: Restoring The Lost Constitution: The Presumption Of Liberty
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