Jul 2, 2017
Government agencies all over the nation are constantly redefining terms. Whether it is “organic,” “artisanal” or, in this case, “skim milk,” the government assumes that is the final authority on our language and can change words when it wants.
All a state would need to do in order to regulate speech would be to redefine the pertinent language in accordance with its regulatory goals. Then, all usage in conflict with the regulatory agenda would be inherently misleading. … Such reasoning is self-evidently circular.
