Walks like a tyrant, quacks like a tyrant…UPDATED

 Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive

 – C.S. Lewis

Not only are they discussing more regulation – presumably to lower healthcare costs – NY State has outdone itself. That’s an amazing fact simply because second to Chicago, they seem to have the fastest rotating door of politicians who can’t manage to behave themselves (Disclaimer: I’m an ex-Upstate NYer)

Today, NY proposed a fine associated with any restaurant using salt in its coooking. Seriously. UPDATED: Hot Air has the video!

Besides the fact that the healthcare plan is polling so terribly that they have to implement full scale “slaughter” to push it through; with some interesting rules changes making Sadam’s election crew proud…. we have:

Tax the pizza (Pirate’s Cove)

Track your movements (Big Government)

No tax left behind, including online (Michelle Malkin)

Bad “Free speech” reduces our “Free lunch” election coffers (Legal Insurrection)

Tax the smokes, they’re bad for you mere mortals – but us god-like types are a-ok with a puff or two (Pundit and Pundette)

Forget teaching a man to fish – we’ll GIVE you all the fish you need (because our sushi budget needs some help)- NRO

While “force” and “violence” are not necessarily the same thing – as Pajamas Media points out here – the question isn’t the means – use of legislation vs use of violence. The end state is the question – the means by which you end up with a tyranny doesn’t change the fact that you have reached a tyrannical state.

That’s a point that appears to be lost on our ‘representatives’ today.  Please, don’t do things for my own good anymore! Oh crap! The census? They’re looking for MORE ways to ‘help’ me!!! AUGH!

UPDATE: Fister reminds me that yes, indeed, typing is risky. So next we’ll get an ergonomic keyboard lock required by OSHA to ensure we don’t incur any unnecessary doctor visits because we’ve typed too much. “Sorry sir, you’ve exceeded your maximum character limit today”. UPDATE – OSHA? Did someone say “OSHA?”

UPDATE 1 WEEK LATER: Hot Air repeats my plea “STOP HELPING ME“.