Thursday, March 14, 2013
Don't Comply
Certainly everyone who reads blogs like this are aware of New York City mayor Bloomberg's attempts to rein in any human activity he sees fit to control. As usual with clowns like this, it's all "for your own good." You'll be healthier, wiser, and a more perfect specimen of an egalitarian drone-in-compliance. "Do it...Now!" ...for the people, for the children, for the volksgemeinschaft (the Nazi reference to the "folk community").
Bloomberg's signature command of late has been to constrain the size of sugary beverages sold in New York. 'Seems harmless enough, even helpful but...What the hell is going on here? Can any sober-minded individual truly say that America's constitution gives the government authority over the size of drinks sold to customers? Fortunately a judge ruled that the command ("regulations" should be called what they truly are, commands) was "too arbitrary, " which it was. I would have preferred that he describe the subject of his ruling more accurately, it's blatantly unconstitutional (trite as the issue itself may be).
The thing that caught my eye most in this recent attempt to feed unwarranted authority to government was not Bloomberg's arrogant command. That should be perennially expected from many politicians and fellow citizens alike. It also wasn't the judge' s ruling, nice as that was. What caught my attention most in media reporting on the issue was that most food-serving establishments had already prepared for the new size regulation with new pricing and menus etc. ...'Just like that, everybody folds.
I get the idea that if you're a small - or even large - business that you cooperate with laws no matter how absurd they often are. No need to make waves when you have a daily operation to run. But, why can't more businesses and individuals at least go semi "Galt" on the autocrats of state? What exactly would be the response from the government if 90% of New York's food industry said..."No!...Fuck you! You have no authority whatsoever over the size of drinks I offer willing patrons." "I will not comply."
On some level, my wishes on the matter are a bit idealistic and, who cares about a few people drinking healthier doses of sugar. That said, there are thousands of actions of late by federal, state, and local authority that have no constitutional basis whatsoever and infringe on the very essence of one's sense of living in a free society.
My tiny blog will certainly have little exposure or impact but I would hope somewhere, someway that a new "viral" phenomena would occur. The simple notion of:
"Don't comply"... "I will not comply!"
