to have a sugary drink anyway, that is their choice and their right."

 

decisions for us."( Ban the Ban paragraph 3)

everything this country stands for—we are a country built on 

freedom. " (paragraph 3 )

something is before you indulge, it is now spelled out for you."

intervene.

is simply the vendor making a decision about what it wants to sell." 
(paragraph 5 "soda's a problem but..")

of sugar and that it’s better to have the government rather than  the corporations dictate their behaviors."
(paragraph 6 "soda's a problem but...")

 but...")

intentions

 of New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg may be 

laudable, but it’s wrong for one man, even an elected official and 

even a well-meaning one at that, to 

dictate

 to people how big a cup 

of sugary soda they’re allowed."

especially in large quantities."

establishments overseen by the city’s health inspectors, it would 

have been illegal to sell a serving of most sugary drinks (except fruit 

juice; I always wonder about that 

exemption

, considering the sugar 

calories in apple juice) that’s more than 16 ounces."

and would be exempt, but a Burger King across the street would 

be restricted. "

worst sort of way by interfering in a basic, private transaction 

involving a perfectly legal substance.

contradictions that make it easy to sneer at such rules have been well-reported and were a good part of why earlier this week a judge stopped the new rules from being implemented."