Anti-Genetic Discrimination Bill
Posted May 3rd, 2008 by hale white
Does anyone know why Ron Paul voted against this bill? I know he said something about it being intrusive, but I'm not exactly seeing how it is. It seems to protect personal privacy, which is what he's for.
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Paul is for free enterprise
As a free-market capitalist he is in favor of allowing businesses to make their own business decisions based on any criteria they wish. In other words he is against government regulation, because it is an intrusion into the free enterprise system. Government intruding into businesses is the same thing as government intruding on individuals, because individuals own the businesses. This comes back to his point that he sometimes makes that people too often separate economic liberty from personal liberty. Those on the left want to allow personal liberty such as free speech but not allow businesses to make their own decisions, but that's actually personal liberty as well because people run businesses. All government regulation of peaceful individuals, whether operating within or outside of businesses, is intrusion.
He also probably thinks the private sector can protect privacy of individuals better than government regulation.
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mandatory DNA database of infants
This is a related topic. I think he just wants the gov't to stay out of the business completely. Remember, the title of a bill may actually not describe the intended application it is designed to promote.
http://worldnetdaily.com/...
In the birthing room, the baby
is with the mother. Couldn't she insist that the baby stays with her and not have blood taken? Or, most people I know, including myself, had their babies at home, with a midwife, and most midwives I know would not take blood for DNA.
Most articles don't mention why, but I found this (google)
http://ap.google.com/arti...
The only member of Congress to vote against the bill was Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas.
"Because of the federal government's poor record in protecting privacy, I do not believe the best way to address concerns about the misuse of genetic information is through intrusive federal legislation," Paul said.
Most states (41) already have similar laws...
"According to National Human Genome Research Institute, 41 states already have enacted legislation related to genetic discrimination in health insurance and 31 states adopted laws regarding genetic discrimination in the workplace."