Posted by
Dave Kooker on Thursday, March 13, 2008 1:36:53 PM
What is it about the America mentality, that we view progress by how much change is made? The quality of the change or the consequences considered is never quantified to really determine if the change was really needed in the first place. The lawmakers in Florida must really have nothing to do in Tallahassee or they are really spineless not to tackle sensitive politically career challenging issues. Weaning the dependant class off the dole and allocating the tax money to law enforcement has to pushed off on the next law candidate’s term so that the current law maker can resolve more pressing issues like insuring that there is toilet paper in the eating establishment bathrooms.
Typically when laws of this importance are introduced and voted on like this, a pompous lawmaker has been personally inconvenienced and is going to make the entire free market pay to satisfy his/her political ego. Legalized retribution, in other words.
Florida Bill Would Require Restrooms to Have Toilet Paper at All Times
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,337288,00.html
So Florida Senator Crist, did you get caught with your pants down in a Bennigans or a small family run business in a bad paperless situation? I did some research and here is the actual verbiage of Florida law SB 386:
http://www.flsenate.gov/data/session/2008/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0386.pdf
Why weren’t all public facilities included in this law? Also how is ‘A supply of toilet tissue’ going to be defined? I certainly hope that the Florida Legislature has enough common sense not to define ‘A supply of toilet tissue’ in Sheryl Crow terms with only one square per restroom visit, except, of course, on those pesky occasions where 2 to 3 could be required. Will Mexican restaurants get a variance to this standard? Can the paper be like 50 grit sand paper or will the lawmakers’ mandate quilted soft Charmin quality?
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=3071833
I wonder how long will it become before this law is expanded to my private residence?
The last time a politician was inconvenienced in a restaurant, Florida’s law was changed to allow patrons to carry out their bottles of wine off the restaurant’s premises. Sen. Jim King, R-Jacksonville and his wife had a hissy fit not being allowed to carry a half consumed bottle of wine home with him one evening because it was a state law so he changed the law to fit his lifestyle.
A doggie bag for that wine?
Next time Florida Senator Crist, just look in the stall and verify that there is toilet paper before you squat.
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