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Old Nov 26, 2007, 10:38 am   #15 (permalink) (top)
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The government does have the right to restrict liberty if
you break certain laws or to enforce certain laws though.
That is a form of regulation.
The collectrive entities called "governments" claim such a right, yes. However, it is up to people to determine if regulations are legitimate and necessary, and usually to provide incentives for regulation.

If people find regulations (and, of course, policymakers) to be illegitimate and unnecessary, they can break with norms (for better or worse) and not carry out policies.

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