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

1. The fact remains: the Constitution restrcits the government 24 times with the word "not." The founding fathers would have opposed a ban on trans fats, because they opposed big government restricting liberties. Also, your quote doesn't even make sense! Liberty is the exact opposite of incredible government control! It is your burden to prove that the Constitution did not often restrict government power and/ or that the foundi 2. A) It is true that trans fats are unhealthy. But so is alcohol, tabacco, and donuts. The government cannot ban all unhealthy or dangerous things. This would lead to a world without cars, to prevent accidents, without ceiling fans, to prevent accidental dings on the head, and without sharp desk corners, to stop us from cutting or hurting ourselves. It is not the job of government to ban all unhealthy or dangerous things. In fact, the founding fathers would have directly opposed it. People are smart enough to make decisions for themselves. Governent should NOT barge into our lives by telling us what we can and cannot eat. B) The American Heart Association agrees that trans fats are cheap and taste "desiarably." (http://www.americanheart.org...) 3. The Declaration of Independence states that "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." It is evident that liberty and the pursuit of happiness are very important, When writing this, Thomas Jefferson goes on to say that "when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their ng fathers despised liberty. Of course, though, liberty is a basic American value and is remarkably important. duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security." Jefferson would oppose these trans fats bans on the basis that despotic government is taking away our natural rights to liberty and the pursuit of hapiness. 4. Desk corners, football, and alarm clocks hinder our nation's medical health. Plenty of things hinder our medical health and many things will in any free nation. Liberty and the pursuit of happiness are natural rights endowed by our Creator. Government protecting us from the bad things in the world is not. National liberty outweighs national medical health. 5. A) You clearly have no understanding of government. It's job is to protect us from things that take away our rights, like murderers or frauds. Government cannot be expected to protect us from all bad things and choices. If the government had that job, it would ban us from debating, because we might get offended. It would ban us from giong to certain parts of town. It would ban us from driving. It would ban us from any tables that were not rounded. Government can only protect us from things that other people do to us. It is unreasonable for the government to make choices for us. Especially, the simple choice of which foods to eat. The government is not our mother! It cannot tell us to eat our brocoli and brussel sprouts! As free persons we should be allowed to eat whatever we wish! B) You cannot simply explain why relating Hitler to loss of freedom is a fallacy. Instead you must show whih fallacy it is and explain why. Or else, I could just state all your arguments are a fallacy. Cambodia is another example. Pol Pot tried to create the perfect utopia. Eventually, people started to make bad choices so he had them fined, eventually jailed, then finally killed. Thousands died in the Cambodian genocide, because they allowed their rights and liberties to be taken away. We must not be so foolish as to ignore history. We should learn from our history! ++++++++++++ 1. A good government would be like that of Soviet Russia, Cambodia, or Nazi Germany. A good government would not be despotic and try to protect its citizens from everything. A good government would protect its citizens from other people taking away their rights, instead of dangerous things and bad choices. 2. The American Heart Association says that trans fats taste good, are cheap, and have a desirable texture. (http://www.americanheart.org...) If a person wants to not eat the trans fats, they can make this decision. Foods with trans fats, ilke donuts and cakes, are easy to spot. And if they aren't easy enough for you, the nutrition facts explain to you how much trans fat is in the food you are eating. (http://www.americanheart.org...) Americans are smart enough to make decisions for themselves.