I understand what you are saying GrayHam.

Imagine yourself an 80 year old individual living in a cold region of the country in February. Your thermostat is downstairs. At a 72 degree setting, maybe the second floor of your house may not be so toasty. Most heating systems shut off when the room with the thermostat reaches the set temperature.

Would it be anyone's business if you set that thermostat to 74 degrees? Is that any business of the government? Would you still be living in a free society where government had a right or the power to tell you what temperature to keep your home?

California is often the canary in the birdcage.

Some in our society want to take us down that road. It's the road to serfdom.

All in the name of the environment of course.