judge gives Bloomberg smackdown

[jyro]

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/judge-tosses-york-citys-planned-ban-large-sugary-192815235--sector.html

New York City cannot ban sales of large sodas

State Supreme Court Justice Milton Tingling in Manhattan called the regulation "arbitrary and capricious" and declared it invalid after the American Beverage Association and other business groups had sued the city challenging the ban.

The decision was a blow to Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who had touted the ban as a way to address what he has termed an obesity "epidemic." Beverage manufacturers and business groups had called the law an illegal overreach that would infringe upon consumers' personal liberty.

[lowfast]

I am all for curbing obesity as it costs us billions in healthcare, however infringing on the individuals rights is not the way to go about it.

[talisman]

Finally some fucking common sense.

[jyro]

why not guns too

"illegal overreach that would infringe upon consumers' personal liberty".

[sc281]

Business are elated and pissed at the same time. I read in one of those stories that a pizza owner threw out over a grand of "banned" Soda and soda containers so she wouldn't be fined.

[Pro88LX]

Lmfao

[8mpg]

lol...fuck him. Im glad a judge has common sense.

[line-em-up]

[Geor!]

Wonder if the cocksucker will waste millions of dollars appealing the ruling?

[Vertnut]

Wonder if the cocksucker will waste millions of dollars appealing the ruling?

Why not? It's not his money.

[Forever_frost]

He already said he's going to appeal it