DP
JoB:
The reason many “progressives” are against I-1100 is because limiting alcohol consumption accords with their idea of looking after the interests of others. But you know, people don’t always want to be looked after. And then too, sometimes people just have to take responsibility for themselves, even if some harms comes of it.
Arguments against I-1100 are exactly the same ones that were being made for Prohibition a hundred years ago. You say this is not a moral argument, that’s it a public health one. But where do you draw the line? By advocating a limit on liquor sales, you’re telling people not to drink as much because you think it’s bad for them, not because you think it’s bad for the health of the public as a whole.
I’m afraid that is, essentially, a moral argument.