Mississippi passes 'anti-Bloomberg bill'

[NeedSpeed]

Mississippi passes 'anti-Bloomberg bill,' banning local limits on portion sizes and requirements to post calorie counts - NY Daily News (http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/passes-anti-bloomberg-bill-bans-limits-portions-posting-calorie-counts-article-1.1286804)

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[DukeAllen]

Now I can still get my big gulp and hold it in the space between my last two teef.

[lspencer534]

Since I live in Misspissi...er, Missicki...er, Mississippi, let me offer my 2 cents: Obviously this is just a tongue-in-check law to criticize Bloomberg and the other do-gooders who want Government regulation of every aspect of peoples' lives. Government is incapable of making people eat a healthy diet any more than it can take their liquor away.

Do I believe in fatty food? No. I eat a very healthy diet. But it pisses me off to see Government try to ban something like soft drink size. That's just silly. This is merely (or should be) a personal responsibility issue. Same way with cigarettes. And Government hand-outs to the "poor" (Get a feckin' job. If you honestly can't work, we'll feed you...but that's all you get: Food at a church or wherever--we don't give you money or food stamps for you to buy stuff.) And spending money to "educate" people on birth control. Is there actually a person who doesn't know what causes babies?

Sheesh!

[onedef92]

Bloomberg's Sugary Soda Ban Ruled Unconstitutional
NYC's prohibition on sweetened drinks larger than 16 ounces was overturned by a State Supreme Court judge.

Posted on: March 12, 2013

A proposed ban on large sugary soft drinks that was scheduled to go into effect on March 12 has been overturned by a State Supreme Court judge.

New York Supreme Court Judge Milton Tingling ruled the ban as unconstitutional on Monday afternoon, and that the city was, "enjoined and permanently restrained from implementing or enforcing the new regulations."

Unveiled in May, Bloomberg's plan bans the sale of any cup or bottle of a sweetened drink larger than 16 ounces in restaurants, movie theaters and other venues. The ban does not apply to supermarkets.

Some New York City businesses, including MacDonald's, have already instituted the ban, only offering sodas, including diet, in the 16-ounce size.

Bloomberg's ban has been praised by Health commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley and a host of other elected officials and advocates who say a proposed ban on the sale of large quantities of sugary drinks is crucial to combating a nationwide obesity epidemic.

But the opposition has been even stronger, with a coalition, "New Yorkers For Beverage Choices," featuring a series of ads against the ban.

In July, Councilwoman Letitia James, spoke out against the ban as bad for business and limiting the choice of poorer city residents.

"I've thought long and hard about the ban," James said. "But after talking with business owners and residents ... I believe the ban would be arbitrarily and unfairly applied," she said.

The Health Department could not immediately be reached for comment.