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Topic	CA proposes bill that would impose a $1,000 fine or jail for plastic straw use
Questionmarktarius 01/25/18 2:29:34 PM #11:	FLUFFYGERM posted... To be honest, I'm fine with this. Regulations that push us into better behavior are fine by me. I'd be fine with a bill that banned smoking entirely, for example. Holy crap, an excuse to use a different CS Lewis quote! https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/19967-of-all-tyrannies-a-tyranny-sincerely-exercised-for-the-good Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:894784893] in CA propose... [t:76241694]...</cite> <quote><cite>FLUFFYGERM posted...</cite> <quote>To be honest, I'm fine with this. Regulations that push us into better behavior are fine by me. I'd be fine with a bill that banned smoking entirely, for example.</quote> Holy crap, an excuse to use a different CS Lewis quote! <cite>https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/19967-of-all-tyrannies-a-tyranny-sincerely-exercised-for-the-good</cite> <quote>Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience. </quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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