At the end of Maryland’s legislative session in Annapolis, The Washington Post and reporter Fredrick Kunkle slowly realized outnumbered Republicans are outraged with “a slew of what they call well-intentioned but annoying attempts to micromanage people’s lives with bans, prohibitions and regulations, these critics say the state’s latest attempt to boldly embrace the future felt more like the smothering clasp of Mary Poppins.”
“Where’s this going? Are we going to ban dark chocolate bars now?” wondered Jeff Zellmer, a lobbyist with the Maryland Retailers Association who testified against a bill that would have criminalized the sale of energy drinks to minors. “Criminalizing energy drinks! And down in Judiciary they’re [decriminalizing] pot ! What the hell is going on? Next you’re going to have to check IDs at Starbucks.”
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Welcome to Maryland... ban cigarettes from being sold in some stores and legalize pot, ban grain alcohol and legalize pot, you may someday need an ID to get into Starbucks but not to vote... Hummmmm
ReplyDeleteYeah, it sucks. Trouble is that for every leftie feel-good law there is an equal and opposite righty counterpart. Think making divorce next to impossible, banning a woman's right to choose, despoiling the very air and water we need to survive, tax loopholes and corporate welfare virtually wiping out the middle class.
ReplyDeleteA new generation is upon us- the voters. A moderate, issue based body politic must arise from the polarized political mess that we're in...