Reply #42: Why don't we simply have to "register"... [View All]

[PavePusher]

...in order to utilize any of our Civil Rights? That could only make everyone safer, right?

Let's start with the First Amendment.

Everyone must register all their books, newspapers, magazines, etc. Any printed document. Approval on what documents you may register will come from a government agency with almost no oversight, that may make any new regulations it feels like, and that can staple extra pieces of paper to a magazine and call it "subversive material". Unregistered documents will be cause to have all your Civil Rights revoked, all your possesions seized, and you will be jailed until the government feels like releasing you. Your defense lawyers will not be given access to the evidence needed to defend you in court.

Any electronic documents must be registered individually, you must obtain permission from your local law enforcement before requesting permission from the federal agency. The tools to manipulate electronic documents will be heavily regulated and taxed. No more computers or printers will be allowed to be registered by private individuals after a certain date (say, 20 July). Prices will soar to 10-1000 times the normal free-market value. If you wish to move your computer to a new residence, you must first obtain permission from the regulatory agency. Agents of this office may enter your home at any time to inspect your computer without your consent.

Before you buy a book, you will have to undergo a background check. If you are on record as having violated a myriad of obscure or petty legal infractions (the list will be subject to the whims of many uninformed elected and appointed government officials), you will be prohibited from owning books. There will be a legal rule on how to get your rights back, but it will be ignored by the government. Some places will require that you have a "Book Owners Identification" card before even handling a book in a store or library.

In some localities, there will be a 3-30 day "waiting period" before you may actually take posession of the book. Small books will be heavily regulated in some states. You may have to obtain a government licence in order to carry small books in public, outside of your own property. Many governments will give only lip-service to these laws, denying permission unless one is politically connected or a very wealthy/famous celebrity. If you are seen carrying large books in public, panicked police will assault you and violate your Civil Rights, possibly even kill you. Owning multiple high-volume books will be illegal in some states.

The regulations on owning and carrying books will vary incredibly from state to state, and often from town to town within a state. No-one will ever be certain that they are fully in compliance with all local laws once they leave their area of residence. There will be laws based on the colors of books, how many pages they have, what print style or size they contain. It will often be illegal to loan a book to a friend or co-worker. Often, books will have to be secured in a locked case for transportation. Holding a book in your hand and looking at it in public could get you shot by law enforcement.




REGULATION.

Are you sure you want to go down this road?