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Should the government take and store DNA and blood samples of law abiding citizens?

Should the government take and store DNA and blood samples of law abiding citizens?


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Re: Should the government take and store DNA and blood samples of law abiding citizen

I think this is pretty much a straight yes or no poll topic.


Should the government take and store DNA and blood samples of law abiding citizens?

I say no,I could care less what excuse or reason they use, no government has no business doing this. And in America the government's role is supposed to be that of the people's servant.

I thought it was the other way around...:rofl
I voted yes... why..
Our government needs to look at the DNA of law adibers...there are so few of us, this is one way that they can detect what a law abiding citizen looks like...:spin:
 
Re: Should the government take and store DNA and blood samples of law abiding citizen

This would not interfere with civil liberties in any fashion, nor would it be any violation of privacy in citizens' personal affairs. The potential benefits to healthcare and law enforcement would be considerable.

I'd support this.
Have you sent yours in yet? I sure hope so.
 
Re: Should the government take and store DNA and blood samples of law abiding citizen

Have you sent yours in yet? I sure hope so.
The infrastructure is not available yet. It should be ready some time in the second quarter 2010.


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Re: Should the government take and store DNA and blood samples of law abiding citizen

Have you sent yours in yet? I sure hope so.

They haven't asked for it yet, and they'd probably be suspicious of my motives if I offered before they were equipped to store it. With as often as I have to have blood drawn for medical purposes, I'm sure it will be little inconvenience to me when they get around to it.

Assuming, of course, that this useful and life-saving program is not scrapped because of the incessant bleating of the civil libertarians.
 
Re: Should the government take and store DNA and blood samples of law abiding citizen

Assuming, of course, that this useful and life-saving program is not scrapped because of the incessant bleating of the civil libertarians.

What if I don't want to forfeit my genetic information?
 
Re: Should the government take and store DNA and blood samples of law abiding citizen

What if I don't want to forfeit my genetic information?

Then file a lawsuit. You'll probably win. :roll:
 
Re: Should the government take and store DNA and blood samples of law abiding citizen

Then file a lawsuit. You'll probably win. :roll:

Exactly. I am not sure if you agree if the lawsuit should be won... but if someone wants to donate their DNA and blood to the government, then by all means they should be allowed to.

The problem is that if the government has someone's blood sample and DNA samples, then they will be able to theoretically determine where someone has been.
 
Re: Should the government take and store DNA and blood samples of law abiding citizen

I recently did an essay on medical treatment with genetics. Needless to say it is very complicated and expensive to examine DNA for genetic dieases or disease susceptability. Very impractical too.

Far too expensive for governments or health insurance companies.

Sometimes when the government really wants to do something cost is not the issue. Like the bailouts,foreign aid and many other things.

Regardless of how expensive a program may be or how incompetent the government is perceived to be it is no reason to let our guard down.
 
Re: Should the government take and store DNA and blood samples of law abiding citizen

Then file a lawsuit. You'll probably win. :roll:

It sounds so simple, doesn't it? I mean, why preempt a blatantly unconstitutional policy when we can just file a lawsuit after the fact. How efficient and forward thinking...

Anyway, having remembered your earlier advocacy of eugenics it seems such a policy would be advantageous to your monstrous agenda. What better way to identify and dispose of undesirables than with a nationalized genetic database? Fire up the ovens!
 
Re: Should the government take and store DNA and blood samples of law abiding citizen

Anyway, having remembered your earlier advocacy of eugenics it seems such a policy would be advantageous to your monstrous agenda. What better way to identify and dispose of undesirables than with a nationalized genetic database?

If you remembered my advocacy of eugenics that well, you'd remember that I don't advocate disposing of undesirables past birth. Nice try.
 
Re: Should the government take and store DNA and blood samples of law abiding citizen

If you remembered my advocacy of eugenics that well, you'd remember that I don't advocate disposing of undesirables past birth. Nice try.

Well, what about the people who have inheritable traits that could be deemed undesirable? Certainly, being an advocate of eugenics, you would utilize this genetic data base in order to "discourage" these freaks from reproducing?
 
Re: Should the government take and store DNA and blood samples of law abiding citizen

It's not necessary. Eugenics really works much better when you focus on accentuating the positive.

Liberal abortion policy is all the negative eugenics we really need. Only thing that would make it better would be if it were subsidized for people who cannot afford it.
 
Re: Should the government take and store DNA and blood samples of law abiding citizen

Wouldn't this help find the criminals on the loose that haven't been caught yet?

In affect making it a safer world for our children?

Safer world for our childern? Kinda hard to do when the gov. has the means to kill their parents via DNA Crazy Stuff. You do know if we allow them to start doing this the next step is cloning us all to fight and kill via Super Robot Human Style? If they are not already doing that:shock:
 
Re: Should the government take and store DNA and blood samples of law abiding citizen

I thought it was the other way around...:rofl
I voted yes... why..
Our government needs to look at the DNA of law adibers...there are so few of us, this is one way that they can detect what a law abiding citizen looks like...:spin:

Now that is pure genius! Let those law abiders give up their DNA to the gov. so they/gov. can create a bunch of T-Total Loser ***** Punks!!!!!!!
 
Re: Should the government take and store DNA and blood samples of law abiding citizen

This certainly isn't a simple question. In the perfect world, where we can trust the security of our samples, I would vote Yes. I'm thinking of Id purposes for lost and stolen kids, family members id'ing relatives, and yes, criminal identification. We have the technology. Let's use it for some good.

However, security must be air tight! I hope there is much discussion on this issue, by the gov't, before a vote is taken. :mrgreen:
 
Re: Should the government take and store DNA and blood samples of law abiding citizen

In Sweden it has been done along time then children are born, that having DNA from every citizen in a country can be very vital for scientific research. But the parents can of course say no and then you turn 18 you can ask for you DNA to be removed. It also a strict condition that the DNA should be only used for scientific reasons. But then the swedish foreign minister got killed the database was used for tracking down the killer. A strict violation of the rules, but with little objections because of special situation. Sens that the DNA havn't been any more case their the police have gain access to the DNA. I personally endorsed the database for scientific reason so long it's on voluntary bases. Also that the police should not gain access. Yes you can debate it's use extreme situations but even then you should really think it over.

Building up databases from the population have been taking much further in other countries. Their you can really talk about abuse. Like form example Iceland, their they passed a law that a private company get access to all the medical data from the population.

For Sale: Iceland's Genetic History (ActionBioscience)
 
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