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2006's Bill of Wrongs
Jamie continued the never ending flow of year-end recap stories, this one is the Bill of Wrongs which lists the 10 most outrageous civil liberties violations of the year, according to Slate. Several of these aren't news to Slashdot readers, but it's still worth a read.
Bush & Co. have not been drawn and quartered for this laundry list of infractions that go DIRECTLY against his sworn duty to uphold the Constitution. Yet.
Considering how many of the people in the states of New York and Washinton have their health care paid for by the state, typically the elderly and infirm who are receiving expensive treatments for the effects of trans-fats and smoking, these bans seem to be a justified cost-saving measure to me.
And that is why total government health care is such a BAD idea. It would give government unheard of control over your life. It would instantly make every item on this list insignificant (and they are significant) compared to what the government would be able to force you to do or not do because it would "keep costs down".
This has nothing to do with "Your rights online", nothing to do with geekitude, it's just a partisan bump of a partisan shill.
Horseshit, I say.
Point out the unconstitutionality of citizen disarmament and wealth redistribution, and these same brave defenders of the Constitution start babbling about living documents and suicide pacts.
Oh, and Taco? Slate? Are you fucking serious? Get a life.
Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer in America among both men and women.
It's become vogue to give smokers grief and create laws to make it harder to smoke. These statements about segregating them into their own healthcare group follow that same vein.
How about all the fatties out there realize they are the bigger drain on the healthcare industry and are eating up the taxpayer resources for health costs. The chance that a person so quick to criticize smokers is overweight himself is pretty high. Over 64% of Americans are overweight.
Put down the double cheeseburgers before you point fingers at smokers. Seriously.
(fyi: I am not a smoker, and I am thin. I personally do not support legislation against smoking or fatty types of foods. People make their own decisions and yes our healthcare system deals with people's choices every day. Segregating people is too slippery a slope.)