Tenth Amendment and Michelin Stars

The Framers tried to give the federal government they were creating a clear mandate about what they expected to be done by that level. Those are called enumerated powers. They are delegated by the level of government which was creating this super-power, the thirteen original colonies now become states. Anything not listed or specifically delegated was reserved to the states. They put the Tenth Amendment in the document which said exactly that.

Sure, they offered a bit of latitude for unforeseen circumstances. They inserted a "necessary and proper" clause which allowed for legislation in unspecified areas if they were necessary and proper for fulfilling the enumerated powers. The fed level was not to be unlimited. What people freely choose to eat is not within the necessary and proper region.

Would someone please explain this Marie Antoinette?

Less Salt, Less Fat, Less Butter, Eat as She Says!

Excuse me! Yes, Michelle, we have become a society which does not know how to boil an egg for ourselves. A couple of years ago an enterprising company packaged breakfast kits which offered a serving of dry cereal, a ration of milk, a portion of dehydrated fruit, and a pouch of sweetener. This was for those folks who couldn't figure out how to pour their own milk over a cereal straight out of the box.



This component of society eats all meals in fast-food joints. They cycle from place to place down the local strip eating at McD's, BK, Subway, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Wendy's, Applebee's, Chili's, and back to the beginning. Maybe they should be told what to eat. This bunch will have planned menus placed before them pretty soon anyway as they get apprehended and offered three hots and a cot in the Graybar Hotel.

But there are still some of us who dine out. We don't "go out to eat" but we go to a nice restaurant to have a dining experience. That will often mean food cooked without concern for calories but only for flavor and freshness.

There are few things in this life which are more sublime and at the same time more unhealthful than foie gras. It is delicate. It is delightful. It is a taste experience. It is pure fat and cholesterol...the bad kind. I will have some any time it is offered.

I will eat osso bucco. I will eat lasagna. I will eat calamari fritti. I will eat a prime steak cooked bloody rare. I will eat over-fished Chilean sea bass with a beure blanc. I will do it for as long as I live and my heart lasts. A Napoleon or a creme brulee is a fine finish.

Michelle, mind your own damned business. It is not your right to interfere with what people eat. You can advocate but you can't legislate. Don't even try.

Take care of whatizzname.