Should the Government Decide What and How Much You Can Drink?

Remember Prohibition? I am not a fan of what happens when people drink large amounts of alcohol (or maybe small amounts for some), but in the land of the free, should the government really be making decisions on what kinds of drink you drink? I am not talking about alcohol. Try, oh I don't know, a big gulp perhaps. You won't be able to get one in New York. Why because

New York Plans to Ban Sale of Big Sizes of Sugary Drinks

Read about Bloomberg's proposed ban here in the New York Times.
according to the article:

"The proposed ban would affect virtually the entire menu of popular sugary drinks found in delis, fast-food franchises and even sports arenas, from energy drinks to pre-sweetened iced teas. The sale of any cup or bottle of sweetened drink larger than 16 fluid ounces — about the size of a medium coffee, and smaller than a common soda bottle — would be prohibited under the first-in-the-nation plan, which could take effect as soon as next March."

Does Bloomberg have it out for the soft drink industry? Who is making money on this? Anyone? Or are his intentions purely, well, pure? You'll have to decide.

As for me, I don't think this ban will solve any obesity problems. There are so many answers to conquering obesity (I'll bet you can think of 2 or 3 right now) and none of them should be forced on anyone.
What is a man or women without his ability to choose his own course in life. Free will is a precious gift. As much as you can want someone to be healthy, as much education and tools you give them, they have to choose it for themselves.

If Bloomberg can get this ban passed it scares me to think what else can be chosen for us.
It is time to think about the country that you want to live in. It is time to stand up and be the Free and the Brave.

Love of Country

Excerpt from a ChrisStewart Book entitled Clear as the Moon: "The president we elected. he was good and smooth and said all the right things. but he didn't love his country, at least not like you and I do. not like our Father's. Not like our Grandfathers.He saw our country as not that much different from all the others, not much better, in some ways maybe worse. He saw our sins and determined they precluded us from any further greatness. it wasn't that he had an evil heart, he just couldn't see, or didn't choose to see the good that was our country." End quote. I want my president to love our country. I want him to reverence her knowing that she is not perfect, but she is great And that she can be perfected through hard work, perseverance, the pursuit of happiness and a desire to be led by the hand of God. just like our founding fathers believed. Thank you to my one follower who encouraged me to remember why I started this blog. I love my country and I know that good days are ahead of us. We must be involved. We must make our voices count.