[lsbskins1]

It is this simple, if the government is not allowed to enforce, then anyone with the will and the power can infringe on anyone's liberties. If it can not, say, create enforcable zoning regulations, then your next-door neighbor can open a dance club in his home and play music at any volume he chooses on his "private property" and there will not be any rest you will be able to achieve, nor any remedy for the infringement on your rights. And as much as some people wish it were not the case, some individual rights can not be enforced by small, local government. If all the meat is packed in Wisconsin, no amount of local ordinance can affect the level of ecoli in your hamburger. And if you think the industry will self regulate, I would ask you to read up on your industrial history. It is all well and good to claim that a free market will fix these problems and that people should be responsible for themselves. It won't and they won't. If you think the problems created by government regulation are more substantial the the problems solved by government regulation, then offer an alternative other than "let it be", 'cause that has been tried and it has failed. I do like the fact that Libertarians hang their hats on the idea of personal responsibility. That is a good thing to encourage. I wish alot of people would step up to the plate and do that. I wish CEO's would accept that every vanity dollar the accept in inflated salary takes food out of the mouth of some poor child. I wish every politician who lies and pretends that our drug policies are sane would listen to the facts that every major study has uncovered. I wish every Church leader who ever told a poor congregant that 25.00 dollars will save their soul would repent and own up to the lie. Lets all hold our breath and see when these things start happening.