NYC Mayor Bloomberg: Gov't Has Right To Infringe On Your Freedom

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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Sunday: Sometimes government does know best. And in those cases, Americans should just cede their rights.

I do think there are certain times we should infringe on your freedom,” Mr. Bloomberg said, during an appearance on NBC. He made the statement during discussion of his soda ban — just shot down by the courts — and insistence that his fight to control sugary drink portion sizes in the city would go forth.

“We think the judge was just clearly wrong on this,” he said, on NBC. “Our Department of Health has the legal ability to do this. … [They’re] not banning anything.”

Mr. Bloomberg’s remaining months in office have included a firestorm of regulations and policy pushes on wide range of issues. Aside from the soda size ban and a well-publicized call for tighter gun control, another contentious policy he pushed: Nudging hospitals to lock up baby formula to force mothers to breast-feed newborns.
 
I do think there are certain times we should infringe on your freedom,” Mr. Bloomberg said

“We think the judge was just clearly wrong on this,” he said, on NBC. “Our Department of Health has the legal ability to do this. … [They’re] not banning anything.”

I don't know about that "infringe on your freedom" thing. :smh: From a legal perspective, infringe tends to mean "to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another." I doubt (but I don't know) that the Mayor intends to violate the law or someone's rights. Obviously, if the Mayor's efforts are to violate the law or someone's rights, his efforts should fail for being illegal and ill-willed.

The Mayor doesn't appear to have a legal background (according to Wiki: he attended Johns Hopkins University where he obtained a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering; and Harvard Business School where he received his Master of Business Administration). So, it could be that he means that his "Soda Pop Rules" are as some kind of permissible regulation. I'd like to see the opinions of his legal department, in that regard.



NYC Mayor Bloomberg: Gov't Has Right To Infringe On Your Freedom

Sometimes government does know best. And in those cases, Americans should just cede their rights . . .

These statements appear to be the opinions and statements of The Washington Times. If not, the Mayor is clearly wrong.


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