Well I suppose hair isn't testimony, so it's not self-incrimination. Not really different in kind from a breath sample or a blood test. There's no privacy in fingerprints. But damn those people who think that, just because I believe in something, I want it on my money - I'll sit down and be quiet when they put it in HEBREW. Meantime they're a bunch of hypocrites and heathens. Well said, Bill.

May I quote you? No, may I copy and print this whole damned thing and walk around with one hand raised aloft and the other holding my printed copy while I read selected portions aloud? Perhaps with interjections of Amen and Can I Get a Witness peppered throughout? Vicki

Out of respect for Bill I will tread lightly here and avoid all religious portions of the post.

As for the hair thing, that is insane. I guess since my clothes are not part of my body and they are on public display they can make me give them samples of those? I would more than likely end up in a cell if a policeman told me he wanted to take a hair sample. He might get it but not before I got a few skin samples from him!

Family values(which is kind of tied into the religious aspect of the post but again I will tread lightly) Yep there are Republicans who go out and show no respect for their home life. But the Democrats still have the poster child for freaky adulterers, I am speaking of Wild Bill C. here. I have said it before and I will say it again. I will not pledge allegiance to any party, I will not vote in the primarys because they want me to pledge to one party. I am a firm believer in the right man/woman for the right job. Right wing, left wing, liberals, democrats, republicans, extreme right, extreme left. I am serious you people need to reel this crap in, it is not a selling point when we are trying to get other countries to a democratic government.

Damn, maybe I should avoid politics too!

The hair thing is another example in the erosion of personal liberties in the name of security. As Ben Franklin said, if we go down that road we won't have liberties or security. As to the rest of this, Wow. I'm going to have to read it several more times. Lots of stuff there. Good, thought-provoking stuff. Are we still allowed to provoke thoughts?

From the mouths of babes...my 13 year old son said, "What do morals have to do with the law?"

I rest my case.

I am soooo shaving my head when I come to the States on a visit *wink*