Freedom of choice is the foundation of American lifestyles.
You have the freedom to choose a gas-guzzling Hummer as your vehicle. Heck, you can drive around your neighborhood in an 18-wheel truck if you choose.
You can live in a 10,000-square-foot home and fill it with millions of dollars of high-tech gadgets, hot tubs, even Hummers, and be the proudest energy hog in your neck of the woods.
You can also choose a life of gluttony, eating anything and everything you like, health be damned.
Public opinion, of course, varies wildly on how reasonable, selfish or outlandish those choices might be, but Americans understand the value of protecting the freedom of choice.
As we dive into 2011, a small, simple choice for Californians will begin to disappear. In terms of big-picture freedoms, it may not even register on your radar, until you need a light bulb.
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