At 10:08 PM -0800 11/5/00, Ray Dillinger wrote:
On Sun, 5 Nov 2000, Peter Capelli/Raleigh/Contr/IBM wrote:
Yes, while it would be unconstitutional for the federal government to pass this law, how could it be unconstitutional as a local or state statute? Something similar to requiring X number of smoke detectors per square foot.
An interesting exercise is to ask where the government (ANY branch of government) gets the authority to require me to put smoke detectors in my home. If my house burns down, that's my tough toenails, right?
In California, smoke detectors for homes are required AS PART OF A SALE, but not before or after. That is, there is no requirement placed on an ordinary homeowner. As usual, rules for landlords are much different. Enforcement being through the usual method of renters suing for large sums because the landlord let the $7.99 smoke detector run low on battery power. On the point of a law requiring guns, I just can't think of anything the law requires me to have in my house. As it should be. --Tim May -- ---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---- Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, ComSec 3DES: 831-728-0152 | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero W.A.S.T.E.: Corralitos, CA | knowledge, reputations, information markets, "Cyphernomicon" | black markets, collapse of governments.