What happened to freedom? Zoning is one thing; social engineering is quite another. Zoning in cities and metropolitan areas, while not really necessary, can be justified if the zoning decisions are made by locally elected officials who can be held accountable by the local community. Historically, zoning has not been a concern in rural areas where neighbors are not stumbling over each other. With the advent of sustainable development and the notion of "smart growth," zoning has grown into comprehensive planning that encompasses the entire county, region and state. The people who promote comprehensive planning are convinced that a planned community, designed to protect the environment, is far more important than the private property rights of any individual member of the community. Moss Dalrymple was one of those individuals. After serving in three wars, he moved to an unincorporated area of Marshall County, Ala., where he expected to live out the rest of his years in peace. He lived in a mobile home in a rural area where neighbors didn't stumble over each other. Over the years, he accumulated some "stuff" that was visible from the highway. It wasn't much, but it was important to Moss. He worked for it. He paid for it. It was his, on his property. It harmed no one....