[Hacksaw]

In a free society, the question of consent is key to determining whether an activity can be banned by the government or not.

Except the US has *never* existed under that utopian point of view from the point of its foundation onward. If you demand examples, try prostitution, public intoxication, becoming a drug dealer, dry counties, etc....

[Modernman]

Except the US has *never* existed under that utopian point of view from the point of its foundation onward.

You find minimal government intervention in citizens' affairs a 'utopian' point of view? How sad for you.