Not Yours to Regulate
I have been outraged the past couple days over the fact that my Congressman, Republican Erik Paulsen of Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional District, voted for the “Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.”
The object in this particular case, tobacco, is really immaterial. What I’m furious about is the flagrant violation of the rights of free people. As usual, after fuming for a while, I wonder if I’m overreacting–maybe I’ve finally lost my mind and I’m certifiably bat-shit crazy.
But then, in the course of my email exchange with Mr. Paulsen (an interesting subject for another time, perhaps), I remembered a short story I had read about a chastisement that Congressman Davy Crockett received from Horatio Bunce concerning an unconstitutional appropriation.
It is well worth the short read or the twenty minutes to listen to the audio version.
Not Yours to Give
Not Yours to Give (audio form, about 20 minutes)
No, I’m not crazy. But I am still royally pissed off.