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Quote by: Winter wind Why? Why can't government just do what it thinks is best for us? After all, they are professionals and you did choose the people at the top. The government has more experience at leading the country then you do so why does the government have to answer questions when the people will probably not understand the answer the way they do?

Oh, please! Tell me you really don't believe that nonsense! The government does what it thinks is best for us????? Wrong! The government does what it thinks is best for government. And if you think that the warmonger currently in the White House is a professional or that these clowns in Congress are professionals, you should be slapped silly by every real professional for insulting them.

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What is related?



I need more then just "many". Like which ones?

Are we allowed to question the process of our parents?

That depends on your purpose in questioning and, with children, it's usually an attempt to question parental authority and to get out of doing what they're told.

Ah, but what is the extent of that sovereignty?

It's absolute (keep in mind we're talking about parental authority here and not parental behavior).

And disobeying your parents can be ok. If the parent tells you to stay put in a parking garage, then go away to shop. It would be ignore the order if a car comes sliding towards you.

Parking garages are usually large structures and certainly there's room enough for the kid to move out of the way of the car. Of course, depending on the age of the child, I would never leave the kid in the car.

That example makes it cut and dry, however, there are less cut and dry examples.

It wasn't a very good example.

How about a parent who only lets their kid leave the house to play with friends if they got all A's that semester?

Incentive.

What about a child who isn't allowed to be friends with someone who isn't Christian?

I don't have a problem with that.

Or if there is a divorce?

House rules! When in dad's house you follow dad's rules; when in mom's house you follow mom's rules.

These are all realistic questions that show there is a gray area where parents should be allowed to make those decisions for themselves?

Was it really your intention to ask a question here and did you really mean to say "parents" and not "children"? And, no, there is not a gray area in any of these examples. Again, we're talking about parental authority here and not parental behavior.

or should they just do what their parents told them to do "because they said so"?

Well, yes, in terms of parental authority it is enough for the child that their parents told them to do (or not do) something.