Express your thoughts to the following statement: The governing body should be allowed to do whatever they feel is necessary to protect its citizens.

The governing bodies best interest should always be keeping their inhabitants happy, safe, and healthy. Where keeping people healthy could restrict their happiness, it is vital for the progression of the civilization and humankind. The major issue I have with this statement is that the opinions of the government frequently clash with the citizen’s. In The Handmaid’s Tale, the handmaid’s lives are restricted to following orders and giving children to couples like Serena Joy and the Commander. Where the government wants to protect the population and give couples children, it sucks the joy and personalities from these women. On page sixty nine it is established that they cannot read from the Bible unless the Commander reads it to them. Where the government is pursuing rules that allow children to be born, they also restrict major parts of people’s lives. They take their “helping hand” too far and it causes a distinct hatred towards them. The government should be allowed to help the people see the best course of action but they shouldn’t be allowed to restrict anyone from doing something as simple as reading, owning their own clothes, and choosing what to eat. I think that voting and open conversations should and could be used to equalize the people and the government with major decisions that they have to make. If we were honest about the issues we have, the people would be okay with giving up some of our happiness at the sake of our health. The government can have an influential say in what the citizens should do to keep themselves healthy, but they have to be restricted somehow. Undefined and unlimited power could become dangerous and ruin lives, civilizations, and even countries.