I like freedom. I like liberty. I like choice. To have these things, a society must be willing to tolerate a variety of activity and behavior that might be described as odd, eccentric or weird. Unfortunately, most of the world does not have freedom, liberty or choice due to petty men in robes and their enforcers who carry guns and other implements used for forcing you to obey them.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – A family court judge in New Zealand has had enough with parents giving their children bizarre names here, and did something about it.
Just ask Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii. He had her renamed.
Judge Rob Murfitt made the 9-year-old girl a ward of the court so that her name could be changed, he said in a ruling made public Thursday. The girl was involved in a custody battle, he said.
What arrogance. What hubris. Who is this Rob Murfitt character to rename a child because her name irritates him? He is her owner. That’s who he is. As a representative of the state, Judge Rob Murfitt owns Talula Does The Hula. Our story from New Zealand does not tell us what Talula Does The Hula was renamed. That’s not important. The important lesson is that the state owns you and your children. If you step outside very narrow boundaries you will be forced back inside the lines. One way or another.
The age of Soda Pop and Ponyboy, two of my favorite fictional characters, is over. The nanny state is here. It will protect us from our own worst impulses. It will not challenge us to be smarter. Instead it will dumb us all down. It will not reward us for working harder. Instead it will steal more of the fruits of our labor. It will not encourage us to explore the universe. Instead it will help us stay focused on our reality shows. It will not teach us not to procreate until we are mature enough to handle the responsibility. Instead it will take our children away and reeducate them to worship the state. And they will have names that come from the Book of Bureaucracy. So sayeth the man in black robes, for He is Your Lord and you shall not name your children except according to His Will.