Have you heard of the new proposal in Fairfax County, Virginia?

There is a plan to ban frequent and large gatherings at neighborhood homes. These lawmakers want to limit "group assembly" at residences to 49 people a day and not to assemble more than three times in any 40-day period. So who would that affect? I'm glad you asked. Just about every group you can think of, from Scouting organizations, church groups, Super Bowl parties, family reunions and even Christmas parties might be considered criminal. Would Realtors be fined if over 49 people walked through an open house in one day or if they had an open house every weekend? If this passes it could set a precedent for other counties around the country.

All of this seems almost laughable doesn't it? Don't we have police and sheriff officers if a party gets a little wild here and there? And aren't there already laws on the books for disturbing the peace? Honestly, do you throw more than three parties a month and host more than 49 people each time? Is this a new way to watch us at home, having your neighbors spy on you for the police then turn you in if they think you're breaking the law?

John Whitehead, an attorney and president of the civil libertarian Rutherford Institute, calls the Fairfax plan "nefarious."

"Broad enactments like these have governments assuming that private property is their property," Whitehead said in an interview with Watchdog.org.

I read about a pastor once in Phoenix who had 10 people over for a Bible study "inside his home" and was sentenced to 60 days in jail. How can that happen? It would appear that if they don't like what you're doing then you're already a criminal.

The First Amendment reads:

 "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, abridging the freedom of speech, infringing on the freedom of the press, interfering with the right to peaceably assemble or prohibiting the petitioning for a governmental redress of grievances."

Can these Viriginia lawmakers read? If we are protected by the First Amendment, then we shouldn't have anything to fear, right?

Then why are they even bringing this up? Don't they know that our right to assemble is constitutionally protected? Do they really think that Christmas parties and Super bowl parties are a threat to anyone? Do they really want to punish the American people for having a good time? They didn't think this one through...or did they?

I feel that there is a deeper more underlying political reason for this proposed local law and I believe it involves the silencing of the Tea Party.

Who else might gather more than 49 people on a regular basis?

Stand up for your rights America, or lose them one by one.