Cory Nott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Vic, > > Some people look to government for guidance regarding dietary concerns. > Since the government doesn't (yet) regulate the amount of fat we can eat, > that is a clear signal to some people that it's ok to eat as much fat as one > wants. Therefore, it's acceptable for the government to regulate our diets > by force even if most of us are smart enough to figure out that poor eating > habits are bad for us.
the government does not regulate the amount of fat you eat, but it does provide guidelines. > I would far rather have liberty at the price of your death on the road > because you were too stupid to wear a helmet, than your thin, unhappy life > in a fascist state (I'd probably be killed by the government for speaking > out.) there is a long distance between a helmet law and a fascist state. why are libertarians so completely uncomprimising? > If you subjugate your natural rights to the government for the "greater > good", there is no limit to how much of those rights the government can, and > will, eventually take. this is the problem with libertarians its all or nothing, what I am saying is the LP needs to learn to moderate or face continued political oblivion. Vic ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. Check out the enhanced email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/SISQkA/gOaOAA/yQLSAA/KlSolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
