In America, freedom means I have the freedom to make people who don’t even follow my religion live by my religion’s rules, even if I don’t live by them. To prevent me from controlling others is CLEARLY an infringement of my freedom.
Yup, was going to come in here and indicate the Enron electricity manipulation of California’s market. Made possible by gov. Pete Wilson® signing a deregulation bill, and started right after Grey Davis (D) became governor. Led to Davis’ successful recall for, and I am paraphrasing my Republican friend’s argument, not being able to navigate the situation with Wilson’s handcuffs holding him back.
The car manual used to tell you how to tune your timing belt. Now it tells you not to drink from the battery.