> Nick wrote: > The Constitution claims that one of the jobs of the Federal Government is to > promote the general welfare. I think public health falls under this, and > when issues of public health are concerned, the federal government takes the > point. >
Yes, but I would interpret that to mean against threats nobody considers a freedom like, say, smallpox and other diseases. If we start saying that the federal gov't should regulate our health what would prevent them from banning all food but Soylent Green? All beverages but water? Making a law that everyone must exercise 5 hours a day? Also no skiing since that's dangerous. No swimming, no surfing, no rock climbing, no football, no bicycling. No sports of any kind in fact. And no driving - it kills lots of people every day. No showers, you can slip and fall. No powertools, no guns! No ... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:159895 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
