Comment Re:Let them drink! (Score 1) 532
All crazy laws are based on the assumption that it is the govern business to regulate everything and that by doing that it will solve all problems. And by everything I mean not only the economy, which consists basically of consensual deals between two or more individuals which should not be the business of the government in any way or form, but also any relation between individuals and even regarding how a single individual lives his life.
There are several mechanisms used to pass such laws, from the infamous "national security", to the "defense of poor victims of society", to the equally horrible "we are giving this right you didn't ask for and because of that we own you", among many others.
There are several mechanisms used to pass such laws, from the infamous "national security", to the "defense of poor victims of society", to the equally horrible "we are giving this right you didn't ask for and because of that we own you", among many others.