Via Catallarchy, here is something you do not hear every day from a legislator:
Folks have got to take personal responsibility for their actions.
So said Michigan Representative David Palsrok, sponsor of a bill signed into law today in that state by Democratic Governor Jennifer Granholm – a law which bans people suing food companies and restaurants for ‘making’ them fat.
And here is another quotation from the same article which is not quite as much of a shocker:
The Legislature and society should focus on preventing the sale of fatty, sugar-laden products in our nations [sic] schools or requiring that fast food manufacturers provide nutritional information on the food they sell.
Says who? The Michigan Trial Lawyers’ Association, of course.
I know it might be hard to believe but the Tories were going on quite a bit about “personal responsability” this week. They have also, mostly, admitted that the state can’t and shouldn’t be trying to regulate every aspect of an individual’s life.
So pleased that Michael Moore’s home state has passed this pre-emptive legislation.