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We live in a free society. The burden for passing laws outlawing particular products is supposed to be higher than the burden to bring those products to market
by harryh 7y ago
We live in a free society.
The burden for passing laws outlawing particular products is supposed to be higher than the burden to bring those products to market in the first place.
- munk-a 7y agoI don't think that's sensible. The burden for crime prevention follows that rule (preventing someone from leaving their home because they may rob someone else requires a heavy burden of proof) but there isn't any assumption of harmlessness encoded anywhere in the legal system. Back in ye olde founders day these sorts of harmful chemicals weren't a consideration that warranted any specific inclusion in the foundation of our laws so I think it's a bit disingenuous to take the lack of any precedent as acceptance.