It's not giving the "people" power. It's giving government's power.
Dave
By setting a minimum standard of regard for human beings? I can't
imagine any reasoning that'd convince me that the power we give the
government to make this mandate wouldn't be worth it.
It's not taking power away from people, it's ensuring their well-being.
But the "power" is not theirs. Their "well-being" is at the whim of the
government.
Give it a shot if you must Dave but I think you'd be better off moving
onto an argument that's defensible.
You made the claim "power to the people", which is incorrect anytime you
have to depend on government to provide for you. True "power to the
people" would be the individual's power to determine their own destiny
independant of any governmental entity.