Rights, Schmights
By Mitch Berg
Joe Doakes from Como Park emails as part of a theme he’s had for a couple days:
My neighbor just renewed her Permit to Reproduce. She’s good to go for another five years.
You didn’t know about that? Oh yes, it turns out that Deciding to Have a Child is not a Right protected by the Constitution, it’s a Privilege given by the government to those who qualify. Applicants must be over 21 years of age, reside in this country legally, take a class at personal expense, demonstrate proper technique before a certified evaluator, show photo ID and submit an application with payment of fees to the County, authorize release of medical data and criminal history . . . it’s fairly involved, requires planning ahead and costs a bit of money. But the permit is necessary to ensure no child is born unwanted, or born into poverty. It’s a common sense birth-control requirement.
Wait, did I say Reproduce? I meant Carry. Sorry, my bad.
Joe Doakes
Someone’s gotta make sure we’re using our rights correctly.





June 19th, 2015 at 7:34 am
If you polled Americans proposing your childbearing rules, 75% would approve.
At least.
full disclosure, I’d disapprove.