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Tyranny is taking hold in Australia, too.

Probably the majority of people in the U.S. feel that individual freedom is being eroded by the actions of government. They may disagree about which kinds of freedom are involved, or about whose freedom deserves to be eroded, but it is widely agreed that politicians are giving government agencies increasing power to intrude into people’s lives and punish them for not obeying these agencies’ commands.

The situation is not unique to the U.S., however. A case in point is Australia, where a man was recently hauled into court and made to pay a $4000 fine for carrying 60 capsules of the supplement DHEA into Australia without informing the customs agents at the airport.¹ It seems that DHEA is a prohibited substance in Australia, and cannot be brought into the country without prior approval of the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). Does anyone believe that a tyrannical agency like the TGA would actually approve such a request — given that they have publicly endorsed the concept that DHEA is a dangerous anabolic steroid?

The identical situation may take place in the U.S. before long. A number of lackwitted politicians in Washington are trying to outlaw DHEA as part of the War on Drugs. Among these haters of freedom are: Senators Chuck Grassley (Iowa), John McCain (Arizona), Richard Durbin (Illinois), Jon Kyl (Arizona), and George Allen (Virginia). In 2005 these politicians introduced a bill (S. 1137) that seeks to ban DHEA.² The bill is currently waiting for review by the Committee on the Judiciary.

References

[1]  Fine for importing steroids Melbourne Herald-Sun newspaper website

[2]  A bill to include dehydroepiandrosterone as an anabolic steroid. Thomas "The Library of Congress" website

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