It is my belief that it is too late to stop private free enterprise initiatives into space. There is simply too much money to be made.
If the government attempts to kill it through regulation then I see these companies outsourcing their programs somewhere else. This phenomenon is most recently evidenced by the rapid exodus of small businesses from California following the enactment of the tax on Internet affiliates.
The fact is that the technology needed to leave Earth's gravity well isn't that tough to acquire anymore. And who wouldn't want to compete head to head with the people who brought us the space shuttle? If SpaceX can offer a cheaper per pound payload to orbit with a faster turnaround then they will kick NASA's ass. Quickly.
So...go to somewhere in Central America, bribe whoever you have to and then away you go.
And...once you get far enough along to get a permanent outpost in space (the moon or one of the five
Lagrange points) then you are literally free of all Earth government entanglements.