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I believe the government already has the right and power to control what people eat. People form the government, and people (ideally) choose the people to hold
by Nyandalized 7y ago
I believe the government already has the right and power to control what people eat. People form the government, and people (ideally) choose the people to hold that power.
In part I, too have the right to control what people eat through voting.
- jfnixon 7y agoGreat, that means we can vote to require meat at every meal. Don't like it? Too bad, so sad, we have the right to control what you eat.
- saagarjha 7y agoYou cannot force people to eat something.
- CommieDetector 7y agoThen you can not force people _not_ to eat something.
- gbear605 7y agoThere’s an established precedent in (American) law that it’s generally okay to forbid an action but it’s not okay to mandate an action. For example, you can stop people from driving without a license, but you can’t make everyone get a license.
- magduf 7y agoI hate to point it out, but ObamaCare is an example of the reverse: you're mandated to purchase health insurance, or else pay a hefty penalty fee.
- gbear605 7y agoYeah, and that’s part of why it was so controversial. On top of that, op seemed to be suggesting making it illegal - as in go to jail - not having a penalty, which is substantially different.
- matz1 7y agoYes, its going to be not easy but at very least if you are meat eater, you should fight for the law to ban meat to ever become reality.
- C1sc0cat 7y agoWhich dystopia do you live in then a Marxist approach isn't going to work.
- academic_nimrod 7y agoThe UN has no such authority, nor did I form it or consent to be ruled by it.