The power to destroy a thing is the absolute control over it. — Paul-Muad’Dib

My Take – “A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.”  — Gerald Ford

This line of thinking is why we should fight tooth and nail against government regulation of any part of our rights, no matter which amendment to the Constitution guarantees them.  When we allow others to tell us where, when, and how we may exercise our rights, we are taking the first steps to giving them up entirely.  Unfortunately, that particular frog has been in a nice warm bath for a very long time, and it’s not long before it boils.

Second Take – Those who would restrict your rights place no more value on the rest of your life than they do on the part of your life they want to take away.