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Originally Posted by PR_Tom
"It's certainly not the role of the government to police what people are putting into their bodies."
Yes it is, mister protester.
Heroine. You're not allowed to put it into your body.
Coca cola. You can put as much of it into your body as you want until you literally die and the only law you broke was the ban on suicide.
Man, people are seriously lacking in brain function sometimes.
There is no proposed ban on sugary drinks. There's a proposed ban on cup sizes larger than 16 ounces containing non-diet sugary drinks served from "establishments regulated by the city Health Department". So you know what you do when you walk into that corner Deli where you get your pastrami on rye? You ask for two 16 ounce cokes or go to the 7-11 and buy yourself a bucket of coke.
Wah, the nanny state is trying to tell me what I can't put in my body because I'm sold on the opinion that it's trying to invade my body!
Talk about Darwin awards..
You also can't buy beer in church, how dare they try to tell you what you can and can't put into your body!? Outrageous.
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The government does not have the right to tell people that they can't use heroine, or pot, or anything else they want to put in their body. The don't have the right to tell you that you can't kill yourself, if that's your choice.
As for buying a beer in church, that's up to the church, as a private institution, as to whether or not they want to allow that. It has nothing to do with government. If you want to come to my place, and I want to sell you a barrell full of coka cola, and you want to buy it from me, there is no reason at all why the government should be involved in that exchange.
I bet if NYC (or Canada, or any country), decided that they would not allow porn to be sold, due to psycho studies that showed it was bad for people, you would be singing a different tune. Or for that matter, damaging movies of any kind, or books or music, or ANY product. It should be between a free adult and another free adult. Governments should stay the hell out of it. Just because YOU don't want to buy a large size soda, doesn't give you the right to make the decision for everyone else.
That's how I see it. This is one group of people imposing their choices on everyone else. That's not freedom in my book, sorry.
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