More Anecdotal Evidence On Why Republicanism Is In Decline
Written by Brian Garst, Posted in The Nanny State & A Regulated Society
Remember, this bill was signed by a man who was a featured speaker at the 2004 Republican National Convention.
California, a national trendsetter in all matters edible, became the first state to ban trans fats in restaurants when Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill Friday to phase out their use.
Under the new law, trans fats, long linked to health problems, must be excised from restaurant products beginning in 2010, and from all retail baked goods by 2011. Packaged foods will be exempt.
New York City adopted a similar ban in 2006 — it became fully effective on July 1 — and Philadelphia, Stamford, Conn., and Montgomery County, Md., have done so as well.
Vocal do-gooders have once again conspired to deprive citizens of their freedom to choose. You are simply not trusted to make the correct decisions in your own life, even if the weighting of risk versus reward is entirely subjective. That this charge was enabled, if not actually led by, a prominent republican illustrates the sad state of our national affairs.
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