If Mississippi lawmaker Republican Rep. John Read of Gautier had his way they just might be able to.
No one is suppose to be offended by his proposal for the new law to govern who restaurants could and could not serve based on their weight, because he “was [just] trying to shed a little light on the number one problem in Mississippi,” (“More than 30 percent of adults in Mississippi are considered obese, according to a 2007 study by the Trust for America’s Health, a research group that focuses on disease prevention.”)
A Democrat Steve Holland of Plantersville (The state House Public Health Committee chairman), said he is going to ’shred’ the bill. **three cheers for the democrat**
Source: MSNBC Health News article Sorry, you’re too fat to eat here.
How do you feel? Does a proposal like this for a law to force restaurants to “police” their customers food intake offend you (even if it was just done to make a point)?
I think I’m a tiny bit offend, and if I lived in Mississippi I’d be a bit angry too that my state officials were wasting tax payer’s money on something this. I know there is a health problem in the U.S. as far as weight is concerned, but please there are much better ways to deal with it then “making a point” with a proposed law like this.
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February 6th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
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JEMi wrote…
To be honest with you, I just don’t like the idea.
I get the idea behind it I guess but ok – I see no reason to alienate obese people any more than they already have to deal with.
Will restaurants closing the doors to them be one of the magic answers?
please – no one sits around saying “I wish to be obese and these restaurants are my enablers”
People are free to make their choices
How about those restaurants offer delicious healthy alternatives and splay THOSE pics all around
yeesh
lol.. sorry this is almost a rant. just almost.
February 6th, 2008 at 5:41 pm
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Kevin wrote…
This is absolutely ridiculous. It violates the rights of the people. I understand their point, but it is offensive and quite out of line to overstep their boundaries to tell people what they can and cannot eat. Tsk, tsk.
February 6th, 2008 at 5:45 pm
3 Fat People Not Welcome to Eat Here wrote…
[...] and appalled by an article Lady Rose had brought to my attention. Apparently the word is in Mississippi, there was a proposal made by [...]
February 6th, 2008 at 6:04 pm
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Stan wrote…
This is just the next step for the polititions to collect tax money to buy more votes. They already did it with cigarettes, banned smoking just about everywhere and taxed the $%^&* out of them “for the children”. Food is just next in line. Watch and you will see a Big Mac tax. It’s all just part of government trying to run or lives.
Just think of universal health care. If you don’t follow their guidelines to their way of thinking about wealthy living and eating they can and probably deny you benefits.
February 7th, 2008 at 4:34 am
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Jackie wrote…
Sadly Mississippi Democrats have a very poor Human Rights history and I am amazed they would even try this.
I am sure many good people in Mississippi are also shocked. Will surely make many change to Democrat?
February 7th, 2008 at 10:18 am
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Lady Rose wrote…
Thanks everyone for stopping by and joining in the conversation – let’s get the word out, these kinds of politicians and stupid thinking have to be stamped out!
February 7th, 2008 at 11:08 am
7 Crabby McSlacker wrote…
What a stupid way to try to promote healthy changes–even if it’s just a publicity stunt. Why demoralize the very people you’re trying to reach out to by discriminating against them and stigmatizing them? I think it’s an abuse of the legislative process and this guy sounds like an ass.
February 7th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
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Healthy Tips wrote…
Holy crap… I read the title of this blog post on blogcatalog and had to read it..
Just the mentioning of this makes me shrug.
Horrible idea.
PERIOD.
February 8th, 2008 at 1:57 am
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IAAdmin wrote…
This is one of the stupidest ideas I’ve seen in a long time. I think it’s unconstitutional.
February 9th, 2008 at 9:31 am
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elizabeth wrote…
This bill did not pass. It turns out the three congressmen who proposed the bill knew it would never pass – they were trying to attract attention that Mississippi has the highest obesity rate.
http://www.sunherald.com/201/story/350631.html
February 13th, 2008 at 6:03 pm
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Carol Bardelli wrote…
Of course legislation like this should never be tolerated. People have a right to live any way the choose and make their own decisions.
But get a load of this…this is what it would be like if we let Big Brother take over and legislation just like that above take hold…
Order a pizza in 2010? . . .
This is funny, but the scary part about it is that it’s probably not too far away from being reality. Want to know how to order a pizza in 2010? Click the link and see. turn up the volume. . listen closely. . . watch the pointer carefully! This seems so true, it’s frightening! Click here.