Posted by Kevin Brett on 03/08/10 4:42 PM   [Newer: Sarah Goes South]

Gordon Brown wants to expand the government-operated DNA database in the UK.  

SkyNews Reports:

Brown notes that the DNA database has helped to effectively prosecute offending criminals.  As with any technological development, such a tool can be used for good or for ill.  The problem lies not in the use of the technology itself, but in the strong-armed monopoly of force wielding the power; aka the government.

A free-market based on voluntary endorsement and association would be most effective at regulating against unjustifiable usages of technology.  Any breach of contract in such a circumstance would be much less devastating to the overall welfare of the populace, due to the dynamic nature of a competitive economy.  A forceful monopoly offers no such refuge.

Posted 03/08/10 7:47 PM tjrouill London, United Kingdom

I wonder if the Conservative Party will repeal this nonsense? Although, much like the US, the UK is plagued by a welfare/warfare party with no end to the erosion of liberties in sight. The looming election will not change anything, despite what our good friend Daniel Hannan says. I hope he is right, but I am cynical. Isn't this political trap what the founders sought to avoid? They did not want to fortune of the country to be based on political parties or politicians. They knew stability could only be obtained by removing, or attempting to lessen the role of politics in the lives of the citizen. Smart people, those founders.

Posted 03/09/10 07:29 AM Isomies Mechanicsville, VA

just another statist trying to expand the government. Nothing new here folks.