Laws shouldn't punish the innocent

Here's a recent article. The principles cited are seriously flawed and therefore the legislation is bad. The purpose of government is to protect our freedom to make choices, not to make them for us. In other words, laws should not be created that punish us (e.g., cost us time and money) for what we might do in the future. Some examples:

• Business licenses
• Preventing the sale of drugs deemed to be inappropriate
• Banning cell phone use while driving