| As we move into the 21st century Western | | | | whilst half the world spirals into chaos. |
| democracies are more and more becoming | | | | Smoking in public places is banned in many |
| involved in the trivia of peoples lives. All | | | | countries because its effects on public |
| governments, no matter what their political | | | | health are too costly to the health services. |
| leaning seem to be under the impression that | | | | Will eating in a public place be outlawed? |
| they know what is best for each and every one | | | | Will failure to take adequate exercise be a |
| of us. Instead of involving themselves in the | | | | punishable offence? Will being over a certain |
| great issues of the day they are increasingly | | | | weight incur a massive fine? Obesity and its |
| legislating on details about how we conduct | | | | effects are far more costly on health |
| our lives on a daily basis. Instructing us on | | | | services than those of smoking and alcohol |
| what generally we cannot do. Western | | | | combined. |
| societies are as a result becoming more and | | | | |
| more restrictive. Vocal and active minorities | | | | Why is it that governments think that they |
| have more and more influence over the | | | | must spend their entire time in office |
| legislators. | | | | creating new laws? |
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| The vast majority of the populations are | | | | Much of the legislation going through the UK |
| apathetic and hold no strong views one way or | | | | parliament at the moment is modifying |
| the other therefore the governments continue | | | | previous Acts of Parliament in order to make |
| to march on eroding away at our liberties. | | | | them better, more effective less costly and |
| The most worrying aspect of all of this is | | | | so it goes on. Why are they so inept at |
| that the excuse used each time is that it is | | | | getting it right the first time? |
| done for the benefit of all. | | | | |
| | | | Something major happens such as an outrageous |
| Government leaders are constantly heard to | | | | event and we immediately have to have new |
| say or intimate that we know what is best for | | | | laws and introduce more restrictions. Soon it |
| you because we can see the bigger picture, we | | | | seems we in the UK will have to have ID cards |
| understand all the issues. So they invade | | | | which we will have to purchase at great |
| Iraq, ban fox hunting, ban smoking bring down | | | | expense despite the fact that we do not want |
| the time limit on abortions. All have | | | | them. However ID cards will solve all our |
| different reasons. Iraq and the reasons for | | | | problems, criminals will always be tracked |
| invasion are still unclear; banning fox | | | | down and fraud will become a thing of the |
| hunting because it is cruel; banning smoking | | | | past. Terrorism will still happen but at |
| because it is unhealthy; changing the time | | | | least we will catch them afterwards because |
| limit for abortions on moralistic grounds | | | | they will all have ID cards. |
| dressed up with medical science. | | | | |
| | | | Perhaps governments should go on an extended |
| I would presume that this interference in our | | | | holiday, have a break from all that hard work |
| everyday lives is because the politicians can | | | | of thinking up new laws and they can then sit |
| think of no big issues any more. All the | | | | back and watch us plunge into chaos with a |
| great reforms have been carried out in the | | | | knowing smile and a final told you so, we |
| past.. Now we can only tinker at the edges | | | | know whats best. |