The reference to the fact that gov't order equates to gov't control via it's monopolization of the initiation of force — and the reminder that, ultimately, that force is backed by the full power of a gun — is a good one to make; upon considering some new law or regulation, almost no one ever considers the fact that they are asking the gov't to point a gun at their neighbors' heads and order them to do something.

In fact, if every single law — no matter how minor — required that for a police officer to enforce it they must draw their gun and place it at the individual's head (in *every* case)… I think most people would understand more clearly the sort of power and force they are asking for when they vote on some "harmless" new regulation — and a whole lot less "feel good" regulation would be passed into law.

In the case of mandatory health insurance, I doubt the average American would be comfortable with the long-arm of the law leveling a gun to the temple of their friends and family and ordering to comply.

I believe Ayn Rand said it best when she said: "At the bottom of the endless pile of paper work which characterizes all regulation lies a gun."