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Topic started on 2-2-2008 @ 11:54 AM by palehorse23

Mississippi legislators Seek To Ban Fats


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FEBRUARY 1--Mississippi legislators this week introduced a bill that would make it illegal for state-licensed restaurants to serve obese patrons. Bill No. 282, a copy of which you'll find below, is the brainchild of three members of the state's House of Representatives, Republicans W. T. Mayhall, Jr. and John Read, and Democrat Bobby Shows. The bill, which is likely dead on arrival, proposes that the state's Department of Health establish weight criteria after consultation with Mississippi's Council on Obesity. It does not detail what penalties an eatery would face if its grub was served to someone with an excessive body mass index. (2 pages)
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reply posted on 2-2-2008 @ 12:13 PM by palehorse23
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Gotta keep an eye on it as they want it to be in effect by July. Don't you think the ACLU will be all over this? Haven't most obese people made that choice on their own? How can gov't. interject into something like that? People have the choice to eat their way to obesity or to eat moderately and exercise to remain healthy. If this passes, then they will have to pass legislation to not sell cigarettes to people who smoke more than a pack a day. Good luck regulating that one.


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