JohnnyL,

In this context people are not talking about the BIG freedoms so much as little ones, but it’s a slip sliding process. Or that’s the fear

We used to be able to talk on a cell phone in a car but not talk on a cell phone if it meant you were driving dangerously. Now it’s illegal to talk on a cell phone without a hands free device even if you’re driving perfectly safely.

We used to be able to choose whether to wear a helmet on a motorcycle or not. Now in most states its illegal to not wear a helmet.

People in SF can’t drink bottled water.

I have no desire to talk on the phone while driving without my bluetooth or ride a motorcycle without a helmet (I do like a bottle of water sometimes) but I would like to make those decisions myself – not have the government tell me. Hence the term nanny state.

John