[Dakota]

Originally Posted by mcrowder

...for the sake of the argument, let's say this WAS the government making this requirement. Not that all adults must submit to background checks ... you, Joe Citizen, could simply refuse to sign the form and not participating in being an authority figure over children. Again - your rights not being trumped unless you want to be placed in these trusted positions.... if, for example, the government made you sign a form allowing your phone to be tapped if you were going to be given government secrets, for example. And no ... I'd have no problem with that policy in that case....

I agree with this as far as it goes. I disagree with how you got there, as noted above.