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while overall I believe I agree with your sentiments, I must point out that currently the majority of humans are of low intelligence (my opinion) and we cannot simply cast off the lives of the stupid for that reason alone. I also don't believe there is anything wrong with being less intelligent. As long as the world in general has enough geniuses to keep us moving forward, why would we need everyone to be a genius? It doesn't make sense to have everyone with triple digit IQ's then force some to work at 7-11 because we want our latte's and bear claws on the way to work... I would support stricter breeding laws though. Yeah, breeding laws. Scoff if you like, but I think a standard needs to be developed, and this is two tier. Tier One: don't let the po folk breed. (send hatemail to [e-mail]). They'll be up in arms, but why should they be allowed to generate more population that will be forced to endure poverty and poor health, etc. etc.... does that not violate the constitutional rights of their potential offspring? It would also be nice if democrats quit taking more of my paycheck so the poor could stay at home and have more kids, but that's another story. Tier Two: Selective Breeding. Also touchy, moreso probably than preventing breeding in substandard conditions. Say I have a genetic disorder that causes expensive healthcare, pain, suffering, etc... I actually do have one, but it's not all that bad most days. Now I do wish I didn't have it, but I don't wish I was dead because of it. Of course, if I had been selectively bred, so that the genes that cause it (and it is genes) never perpetuated, then I wouldn't have to worry about it. You can say I wouldn't be me, etc... but you can also STFU. The basic playout would be that people who could provide properly for a child could have one, if their genetic materials were of high enough quality, it could be made from theirs. If their genes were not high enough quality, or they had problems like sickle-cell, etc. then they would recieve implantation from a properly arranged combination of sperm and egg, or possibly from donor DNA in the form of cloning. Now people who can care for children have them, and at the same time the human race improves. I know I'd be willing to sacrifice having a kid that looked like me for a healthier, happier one that was still raised by me. Of course the general nature of Americans to be selfish goes directly against this sort of well thought out improvement for all. thank you for your time.