Recently, NYC Mayor Bloomberg was quoted as saying that if people want to kill themselves, he guesses they have a right to do it (speaking of drinking sugary drinks, not the actual act of suicide, which is by far more alarming and disturbing).
Mr. Bloomberg,
Apparently, our Founders did not anticipate the length that government would go to to control the actions of the citizens of this fine country when they wrote the Constitution. In the introduction, the writers speak of "ensur[ing] the blessings of liberty" to all. What is liberty? Why do we put so much emphasis on the notion of liberty? Liberty is the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life. Do you think that our Founding Fathers would approve of the government trying to regulate the consumption of a non-alcoholic beverage?
You want to control soda, but what about beer? What about Chinese food? What about McDonald's? Are these next on your list. You are worried about people being so overweight that they can't fit on the beds in hospitals, but is soda pop really to blame? You think that someone who weighs 400 pounds just drinks too much Dr. Pepper?
This type of thinking is, for starters, delusional. You are correct, if I want to drink pop, I should have the right to do so. If an alcoholic has the right to drink beer all day and night, why shouldn't I have the right to drink Coke? Are my actions hurting anyone? No! Are YOU taking away my LIBERTY by denying me the right to CHOOSE what kind of beverage I want to have with my lunch?
YES!
The problem with people who believe like you is that all of the citizens of this country are too stupid to make our own decisions. You think that we can't make day to day decisions. You think we can't decide what to eat or how to get through college without a government agent or elected official holding our hand and writing 100 pages of regulations about.
Mayor, we are not stupid. Most of us are educated human beings and we at least have enough sense to read the documents that you are supposed to be protecting. Pay attention to real problems and quit worrying about trying to micromanage the lives of your constituents.
-M
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/bloomberg-to-soda-ban-dissidents-if-you-want-to-kill-yourself-i-guess-you-have-a-right-to-do-it/
Thursday, July 12, 2012
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