The nanny’s argument is a very dangerous non sequitur.
There is indisputable evidence that motorcycle helmets saves lives.
Therefore we will pass laws mandating helmet use on public roads.
If that leap of logic is allowed to stand then you are saying it is governments job to force citizens to always act in the safest possible manner.
No. I protest. I refuse. It is not for a bureaucrat to decide.
Same with my seat belt, if traffic is heavy or weather deteriorates, I put it on.
I'm an adult, I have the ability to assess the situation for risk.
I despise the nanny state....I really do.
Give the government an inch....guess what?
Recently in Texas, they passed a no refusal law for holiday weekends. In other words, if your suspected of drinking and driving, the government WILL take your blood...on the spot, without a lawyer present.
This now has morphed into every weekend, now all the time, to license and insurance checkpoints.
It will continue on until the government can stop citizens any time, with or without probable cause.
Our liberty to travel from point A to point B are slowly fading.