Our yardstick for doing these things should be whether it would have stopped the 9/11 attacks, either while it was in action or during any of the planning.
No. it's not weird, it's democracy. The citizens acted through their own government to place these restrictions. If the arguements against the law were compelling enough and/or there was enough clamor by enough citizens to allow these fast food places to be there, the restriction wouldn't be in place. I doubt the nearest town with a McDonald's isn't far away, and they can eat all the greasy burgers they want there.
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Recent unearthed lost memo from George Orwell to publisher: "Oops! Did I say it was called "1984"? I meant "2003". Please fix ASAP."
One alternative is to buy used music and movies. You get CDs/DVDs you want, as good as new at half the price, and not a cent goes to the RIAA/MPAA.
Our yardstick for doing these things should be whether it would have stopped the 9/11 attacks, either while it was in action or during any of the planning.
No. it's not weird, it's democracy. The citizens acted through their own government to place these restrictions. If the arguements against the law were compelling enough and/or there was enough clamor by enough citizens to allow these fast food places to be there, the restriction wouldn't be in place. I doubt the nearest town with a McDonald's isn't far away, and they can eat all the greasy burgers they want there.