[FoRK] Welcome to the American Totality. You've been warned.

[Jeff Bone]

I *told* you people this shit was going to happen if we started  
criminalizing unfashionable behavior like smoking.

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http://www.reason.com/blog/show/124751.html

A Mississippi lawmaker and three co-sponsors have introduced a bill  
that would....well, let's just quote straight from the bill:

Any food establishment to which this section applies shall not be  
allowed to serve food to any person who is obese, based on criteria  
prescribed by the State Department of Health after consultation with  
the Mississippi Council on Obesity Prevention and Management  
established under Section 41-101-1 or its successor. The State  
Department of Health shall prepare written materials that describe  
and explain the criteria for determining whether a person is obese,  
and shall provide those materials to all food establishments to which  
this section applies. A food establishment shall be entitled to rely  
on the criteria for obesity in those written materials when  
determining whether or not it is allowed to serve food to any person.

Sandy Szwarc called the bill's sponsor, who confirmed that he isn't  
kidding. We've finally arrived. Now just wait until the first bill  
like this actually passes.

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jb