Funny, living in Texas I detect an overt "I wanna control your actions" trend.

Don't know if you're one or the other, don't really care. Maybe we should stop stereotyping, but people make it so damn easy. They keep acting so stereotypically it's almost impossible not to consider them that way. Talk to a hippy? Hell, half the people I grew up and associated with were hippies, several never left the life style and I still respect and love them. Hey, I didn't suggest (much less write) that lefties are whiners. As far as I can tell if lefties and righties (the real ones, those that are proud to be considered hard core) got together all we'd have is a riot. Closed minds with open mouths. Sorry for your bad morning, I do try not to whine or rant in public.

Visit the West once or twice and you won't need to ask. Individualists were driven West by the crowds of "help me, I'm being picked on". Three are still a lot of them out there and when it comes to stopping illegal government actions, they don't joke around a lot. AC though "a completely illegal destruction of government property?" would result, but that's OK, see the illegal activities of the government have always been fair game:-). You do need a license though, the town has to know who's shooting up the sky.

And I'm in favor of responsible First Amendment rights with adequate controls that, while not infringing on your 1st Amendment rights, will permit the proper authorities to determine that you haven't committed sedition, threatened the President, conspired to overthrow the government, etc. You won't mind registering your computer, friendships, reading lists, and such with those likable folks now, would ya?