McCain-Feingold and the recent spate of removing religious symbols from public property, including war memorials-- those are already considered "reasonable" by some.

Making these kinds of points can come back to you-- as soon as you point out how ridiculous something would be, someone will actually propose it. In this case it's already been done. It wasn't more than two months ago that Congress wrote a letter to Rush Limbaugh's network affiliates in an attempt to intimidate them, and the "Fairness Doctrine" goes back many years.

Actually, I would even say that in the interest of public safety, we should require licensing for having children. Nobody would be "denied" having children, but you'd have to take courses, pass a mental competence test, waive your 4th amendment rights from time to time for surprise inspections and have 20,000 laws which dictate exactly how you may raise your children - laws which differ from county to county, state to state.

By poorly raising your child, he or she may turn out to be a menace to society. And if it saves just one life, isn't it worth it?

Tell me, why is this any different?