You know, something else that is kinda funny, a lot of those things you mentioned do in fact have some sort of government regulation.
There are often rules about where you swim, surf, ski, rock climb, bicycle to offer as much protection to the people as possible. There are laws that govern how we drive, how electricity is used, how showers are installed, and even who we can and cannot shoot. The Constitution charges the federal government to oversee the welfare of the citizens of this country. If you disagree with what they do, then fine. We discuss that in forums such as this. We write to representatives. We vote for people that we agree with. But keep in mind, the government can do virtually anything they want. > -----Original Message----- > From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 11:10 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Medical Marijuana Poll > > 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 ... > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:159931 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
