gimini210's Blog

Everyone remembers the smoking ban and the need to tell us when, where and if we can smoke. Do you remember the people saying it is a bad thing to give the government the power to ban anything legal? Do you remember being told if one right is remove it will lead to others?

Well get this, LA is banning MC Donalds, Buger King, Taco Bell, and various other fast food restruants. They have decided if the people can not eat right then they will make them by getting rid of fast foods. They have made the choice for the people. The people of LA eat too much fast food so we stop letting them in the citiy.

Now we do have a problem with people being over wieght but you do not see MSG being banned from food. It is not needed to preserve food and is used to make people eat more. You know the old saying, "Bet you can't eat just one", and not many can because of MSG. Also it is proven MSG can cause certain people to gain wieght. So why is it still used?

The problem I have with the government, be it state or federal, telling us what we can do or can not do is they start out small and excelerate as they are doing. NY is trying to ban donut shops. So what next? All cakes, breads that are not whole grain, cookies, ice creams, sugar, pasta? All these things can make us fat. So do we ban them?

Do we get rid of oils, candy, and other foods as well? Do we force all of us to eat salads, fresh fruit and veggies? Do we get rid of hamburger, pork, and other fatty meats? Just where do we stop once the goverment takes over how we eat? No more pies, be they apple or pot pies. Where is the line? We opened the door to allow the government to tell us what we can do and can not do even if it is not illegal and now little by little they are growing in telling us what we can do.

Remember the ban on smoking started in one state and advanced to all. Will another of our rights soon be gone? Or should I ask will many of our rights be gone? Should we worry? Yes, we have a government that thinks we need to be told what, when and how to do. We need to stop eating fast food, we need to lower our air and heating, we need to drive less, we need a hybred car, we need solar panels, we need to stop smoking, we need to wear seat belts, we need...... the list goes on and on. So where does it end?

Once the government starts telling us what to do we become socialistic, and our country is a republic, where we have the right to do things even if they are not good for us. It is not good for many to box but they do, so will the government ban that? We need to stop and think and put a halt to governmental controls over legal choices. We have the right to eat what we want to even if it is a Big Mac and not a salad.