Friday, January 19, 2007

If all your friends jumped off a bridge...would you do it too?

Is it me???...but often when I hear a liberal idea on new legislation usually the best counter-argument to why it is an already and obvious BAD idea is that "EUROPEAN COUNTRIES HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR YEARS ALREADY?" So what? Does it work? Does the law actually do what it is designed to do...for the better? Why would you want to give up one more freedom or ability for self determination unless it is absolutely necessary not arbitrary? Look at the new idea to pass a law in California to make it a misdemeanor if you spank a child under 3 years old....only reason cited...European countries already have it...but no data on whether it works, etc.

In fact, the proponents dismiss the idea that it leads to a "Nanny state" and do not respond to that argument. I guess because that is where they want us to go. No wonder European countries have stopped having kids!

No comments: