The United States government or governments (federal, state or otherwise) should not ban trans fats.

Thanks for making this debate, it should be fun. His case, then mine. 1. Trans fats are very unhealthy, more on that later. We do not live in a free society, that wouldn't work at all. " We should be able to live and choose what foods we eat even if they are fatty." This implies that some foods require trans fat in their making, this is false, trans fatty acids can be completely replaced by other, less harmful ingredients in everything. You then quote a Mr. Edmund A Opitz. He was by no means a Constitutional expert, he was a Christian economic libertarian. http://www.fee.org... Basically, his opinion doesn't hold much if any weight as evidence. To counter this quote, I provide one by Oliver Ellsworth, a writer of the Constitution, and the third Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. I think his opinion on this matter is certainly more valuable than Mr. Opitz's. "A government capable of controling the whole, and bringing its force to a point, is one of the prerequisites for national liberty."- Landholder no 3. http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu... "2. Trans fats are awesome!!! They make foods delicious. http://www.joeyheadset.com...; Trans fats kill people!!! They can be replaced by anything else, resulting in the exact same taste. You quote a random blogger who has no credentials, his opinion is worthless. "3. The natural rights listed in our preamble include liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It is un-American and immoral for the government to restrict these rights." Yeah, the government is protecting our liberty and happiness by keeping us from contracting coronary heart disease, and other not so fun things! http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca... 4. The consumption of trans fats places a burden on our nation's medical system. The FDA's new requirement of labeling trans fats in food has saved 250 to 500 lives a year, that would have been lost to things like heart disease. 5. You clearly have little to no understanding of the concept of a government. A government is designed to govern, hence the name. Without a government, we would have unlimited liberty and rights, but at the same time, we would be threatened by other people and things. Thats why we establish government, we give up some of our rights, but for our own protection and well-being. Banning trans-fats is a prime example of this, we give up our right to eat trans fats, which in turn protects us from un-necessary illness and suffering. This is especially just when one realizes that trans-fats can be replaced with less dangerous ingredients at no difference to the trans fat version. You then go on to compare protecting citizens from heart-attacks to Hitler. This is fallacious, and as shown before, invalid. MY CASE ============================================================================ I've already touched on these points before, but just to review. 1. Trans fats are extremely harmful, they have been shown to lead to Coronary Heart Disease, Alzheimer's, Cancer, Diabetes, Obesity, Liver disfunction, and infertility. A just government should work to prevent people from being harmed to an extreme, therefore banning trans fats is a good idea. [I'm saving space, evidence will be provided upon request] 2. Trans fats can be substituted with other ingredients, leading to the same taste and texture. Just take a look at KFC, which switched from partially hydrogenated soybean oil, to low lineolic soybean oil. There are alternatives, and so they should be pursued. Yeah thats basically it for my side, they're bad for you, and they can be replaced. I think its good enough.