What do you need the first amendment for??? Or are you afraid you might say something unpopular???
My DNA is not on file anywhere, and I will fight to keep it that way. The government is a monster that must always be kept at bay at all times. Just because you think something is unlikely to happen in our lifetime, or is now to expensive, does not mean that it won't happen, or become really cheap like RFID chips.
Government power and intrusion is damn near unstoppable these days because of people like you who take a "well if you've got nothing to hide, then you have nothing to fear" mentality. Screw that.
I don't trust my government. Neither should you. Government is a necessary evil. But evil nonetheless because it allows an all powerful government to come down on a single citizen who does not have the resources to fight back anymore. Given unlimited power, what do you think the likes of Obama and Barney Frank would do with it?? That ought to scare you.
I am not for the wholesale collection of DNA identification.
The Constitution provides for “reasonable search and seizure” and I feel that the state has a compelling interest in the search and seizure of DNA identification for convicted felons.
So far you have tried to raise DNA information as some sort of bogeyman; but have not identified what exactly it is you are afraid of if the FBI had your DNA identification.
As I said all they could do with it presently is...
a) Identify biological samples
b) Assess health risks
c) Tell who you are related to
d) Identify genotypic traits.
Which exactly is the one that raises your ire or fear?
None particularly frightened me, and as such I took the job, it payed well and was doing good work, we got an update from the sheriffs department on all the cold cases we solved monthly (all rapes and murders from what I saw).