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Checkmate?

Hardly. You've reached a conclusion without any supporting argument--if it is an unnecessary law, it is BAD law. Take it to another level: suppose the government decides that breeding more than two children per family is bad for the state--in terms of costs of education, environmental impact, etc. If a law is passed restricting family size a la China, is it a good law? Consider that the parents are willing parents of more than two children, that they're happy to be parents of more than two and that they're able to support these children.

So--if the State decides to do this 'for the good of the State', you'd support it?

You're not a conservative. You're a totalitarian.