I've been thinking recently about government regulations like this and about where it should end. Why are we so sure that we can't trust people to make an educ

I've been thinking recently about government regulations like this and about where it should end. Why are we so sure that we can't trust people to make an educated decision about an experimental drug or any of the many other things we regulate, many of which only impact themselves and don't put the general public at risk in any way. Yet one of our most deeply held values is trusting them to make an educated decision about who should run the country. It's certainly not any less complex of a topic when you consider all of the policy areas that there are to evaluate politicians across.