[jfnixon]

Great, that means we can vote to require meat at every meal. Don't like it? Too bad, so sad, we have the right to control what you eat.

[matz1]

Yes, its going to be not easy but at very least if you are meat eater, you should fight for the law to ban meat to ever become reality.

[saagarjha]

You cannot force people to eat something.

[CommieDetector]

Then you can not force people _not_ to eat something.

[gbear605]

There’s an established precedent in (American) law that it’s generally okay to forbid an action but it’s not okay to mandate an action. For example, you can stop people from driving without a license, but you can’t make everyone get a license.

[magduf]

I hate to point it out, but ObamaCare is an example of the reverse: you're mandated to purchase health insurance, or else pay a hefty penalty fee.

[gbear605]

Yeah, and that’s part of why it was so controversial. On top of that, op seemed to be suggesting making it illegal - as in go to jail - not having a penalty, which is substantially different.