They make way too much money bilking the tobacco companies to restrict it any more than it already is. Between taxes and the state lawsuits from the late 90's, they know they have too much to gain from people continuing to get sick and/or die.
The measure would not apply to diet sodas, fruit juices, dairy-based drinks like milkshakes, or alcoholic beverages; it would not extend to beverages sold in grocery or convenience stores.
Because people don't care if folks get obese drinking artificially flavored fruit juice.And if sugar is really the issue, why doesn't this apply to fruit juices?
This kind of thing is always going to happen in a U.S-style democracy...
Don't panic! Diet cokes are excluded from this law!OMG NO 64 OZ BOTTLES OF CAFFEINE FREE DIET COKE!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS THE END OF DEMOCRACY AS WE KNOW IT!!!!!!!!!!
Who drafts the laws?
Don't panic! Diet cokes are excluded from this law!
Our legislators are all college professors? That's news to me. A good chunk of them are lawyers, for what that's worth. Actual legislation is frequently drafted in large part by special interest groups and. . .other lawyers
karamazov80 said:If you think the Constitution needs to be ripped up and redrafted, then power to you.
karamazov80 said:The system is flawed, for sure. Still works better in the U.S. than it does most anywhere else, IMO.
So you don't have faith in people to have independent thought beyond what they're taught by college professors, yet you do think all people should be given the freedom to do whatever they want without the government holding their hand?I suppose those lawyers were educated in some kind of not-a-college.
Be that as it may, there's nothing new under the sun. Everything's been tried somewhere at some time, and the vast majority of time, it fails. Because of the nature of man. If you've got a means of changing that, please let me know! Institutions have to be set up to best provide order while channeling/reflecting man's interests and base instincts. The U.S. does better than others.That's not really saying much.
So you don't have faith in people to have independent thought beyond what they're taught by college professors, yet you do think all people should be given the freedom to do whatever they want without the government holding their hand?
karamazov80 said:Not sure I would want those kinds of mindless sheep running around in the streets, doing as they pleased with no restrictions except the law of the jungle.
Be that as it may, there's nothing new under the sun. Everything's been tried somewhere at some time, and the vast majority of time, it fails. Because of the nature of man. If you've got a means of changing that, please let me know! Institutions have to be set up to best provide order while channeling/reflecting man's interests and base instincts. The U.S. does better than others.
Irresponsible parents tried this ____ here in San Francisco when they attempted to sue McDonalds and get them to stop putting toys in Happy Meals, blaming the temptation of the toys for child obesity. Thankfully, and surprisingly (given how disgustingly liberal SF is), the presiding judge saw the bull____ for what it was and threw the case out.
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