Merrimack’s far-left contingent sided with the war on convenience this week. All four Democrats voted to spend 100,000 dollars a year or more to police drinking straws. The law would make it a crime for restaurant employees to offer a plastic drinking straw to a patron.
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NH Democrats New “Illegal Drinking Straw” Hotline – Cost: $93,000.00 a Year to Start
The Democrats Single-Use Plastics ban bill I wrote about in January was too much too soon so it was retained in committee. But fear not ignorant consumers. The Democrats have backups. Including a Bill to “protect you” from the dangers of single-use plastic Drinking straws.
Churches Could Be Fined for Using Plastic Stirs When Handing Out Free Coffee
When you vote for someone, they suddenly inherit the super-human ability to know better. Or, more likely, the sort of people who run for public office are just predisposed to be busy-bodies. We know this to be true at every level of government with few exceptions. Down in DC the city council has no exceptions. … Read more
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If This Bill Passes, Possessing Pot in Texas Will Be Treated Less Harshly Than Distributing Straws in San Francisco. And this is what passes for public morality these days. Seriously, straws are that evil? (H/T: Instapundit)