It’s always amused me that people seem to think being a lawyer qualifies a person as an expert on just about anything. Somehow a three year Juris Doctor degree carries more qualification than PhD in damn near anything else. That’s why we keep sending lawyers to Congress to regulate every single industry.
Apparently even more than a law degree, putting a D for Democrat beside your name apparently makes you some sort of all-knowing super-expert.
I guess that’s where New York Legislator Felix Ortiz (D-Brooklyn) gets off writing legislation banning the use of salt in food preparation. Thanks to myfoxny.com for enlightening us all not only to the bill but actually printing the text of the bill.
“No owner or operator of a restaurant in this state shall use salt in any form in the preparation of any food for consumption by customers of such restaurant, including food prepared to be consumed on the premises of such restaurant or off of such premises,” Bill A. 10129.
This makes me wonder if Mr. Ortiz has ever taken a biology class in his life. Does the man have absolutely no idea that salt is a necessary part of biological function! Has Ortiz ever prepared a meal himself? Salt is an important ingredient in not only taste but in life!
Certainly there are limits. Many Americans do consume too much salt. But the world is full of adrenaline junkies, video game addicts, and a whole score of people who take things to extremes. Tiger Woods and David Duchovny’s recent admissions that they were addicted to sex doesn’t mean that the federal or state governments should limit the amount of sex a person should have. Or ban sex all together!
Once again, we see that the true modus operandi of the American liberal has nothing to do with truly governing. It is purely motivated by power lust. Or stupidity.
Which one is it this time Ortiz?
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