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Ian Calderon wants restaurateurs to think long and hard before giving you a straw. Calderon, the Democratic majority leader in California's lower house, has introduced a bill to stop sit-down restaurants from offering customers straws with their beverages unless they specifically request one. Under Calderon's law, a waiter who serves a drink with an unrequested straw in it would face up to 6 months in jail and a fine of up to $1,000.
I thought this was an Onion-type article. It is not.
I mean, I can rather understand not wanting some millions of plastic straws being put into landfills each year, but to make it a criminal act to provide a customer with a straw, if not requested?
Next: make it a criminal offense for a person to go out to eat without carrying their own, personal, bamboo straw.
I don’t know the reason for this law, but to be fair, there ARE goofy laws in all states. Just a smattering:
“Selling an "Idaho Deluxe" potato with rot, blemishes, or sun damage can get you sent to jail for up to six months. 14 Weird And Crazy Idaho Laws
“Arkansas: Must pronounce state name correctly”
“Connecticut: Pickles must bounce”
“Illinois: No “fancy” bike riding”
“Utah: No missiles in bus terminals”
“Washington: No Sasquatch poaching”
You guys....calm down, it's a bill introduced by one guy.
Do you know how many insane bills are introduced in states that never get anywhere?
Should we talk about republicans in other states that introduced bills to ban books, or impose fines on....wait for it.....masturbation????????
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