TYRANNY: Czech government refuses to let man smile on driver's license

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A good reminder that, though we enjoy so many freedoms over here, the rest of the world is not so lucky:

The Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic has rejected a complaint by a man who wanted a photo of himself smiling on his ID card. The Prague authorities refused to accept such a photo in issuing the ID, pointing to a decree that stipulates that people on ID card photographs must have a neutral expression and a closed mouth for identification purposes.

Over here in America we can smile however we darn well please when we get our photos taken.

You know, “up to a point.”

But over there they gotta put on a grim face like they’re going into prison.

Admittedly, the guy tried a pretty dubious approach to making his case:

The man tried to defend his case by stating that he was a member of the Church of Laughter (Ecclesia Risorum) and that smiling was a manifestation of his religion. When his request was refused, he filed a complaint to the Municipal Court in Prague, which dismissed the lawsuit on the grounds that the ID photo requirements did not interfere with the man’s fundamental rights and freedoms and that it was not necessary to grant him an exemption on grounds of conscientious objection.

Can’t imagine how fast the judge threw that claim back at him!