Lens Of Liberty

A couple I know was sitting in their hot tub, in the privacy of their secluded backyard, when suddenly a man with a clipboard came wandering onto their patio,looking around and taking notes. They asked what he was doing, and he identifiedhimself as an inspector from the Homeowner’s Association. He claimed the rightto go anywhere on any property, with or without the owner’s permission, anytimehe wants. But these homeowners look through the lens of liberty, and theyunderstand their right to privacy, enshrined in the Bill of Rights. They know that inAmerica, all governments – including local homeowners associations – only getpower from the consent of the governed. If your right to privacy doesn’t matter toyou, it certainly doesn’t matter to anyone else – what have you allowed in yourneighborhood?