P.S. My food is not regulated by FDA, not everybody registered in HN are from States.
Who said that it was?
The FDA, as it is known today, came into being in response to the public outrage at the shockingly unhygienic conditions in the Chicago stockyards that were described in Upton Sinclair’s book “The Jungle." Building codes exist to protect public health and welfare.
These weren't arbitrary decisions; they were made in response to real issues. Laws in general limit personal freedoms to protect society and the public. Also, some personal freedoms infringe on the freedoms of others. If murder were legal you would gain personal freedom, but your victims would lose theirs. I may want to have cows in my backyard, but my neighbors may have a few legitimate issues with that.
The fact is that the world has decided you are wrong, and for good reason. I don't need to prove why; you need to prove why everyone else is apparently incorrect.
>Most Republicans seem to disagree from what I can tell.
Uh huh, until we start talking about what you do with your body or who you want to marry. Many conservatives do believe in personal freedom over government rule, yes, but the best conditions are always brought about by balancing those, never in favoring one completely over the other.
Yet almost every civilization on Earth has already decided that we, the masses, _do_ have a right to speak for everyone when it constitutes a common good. In the US, you have to wear a seatbelt in most states. Your food is regulated by the FDA. Your cars must meet certain safety standards, as does your home. This list goes on and on.