Thank God that we have the GOP. They of course would never authorise warentless wiretaps. And of course they are 100% behind folk who want to smoke a little Mary Jane in the privacy in their own homes. Let’s hope they discover gay sex soon so they can bend over backwards to help homosexuals.
Right now I lean toward ‘sincere but admittedly hopeless.’ This bill is not going to pass, and I think Ortiz is trying to back away from his bill.
Other than improving the taste of food and preserving it before the invention of refrigeration, what’s salt ever done for us anyway?
… said the guy who supports the Patriot Act.
That’s actually preposterous and totally unbelievable. The United Nations has worked with the world’s salt manufacturers to ensure that 90% of the salt intended for human consumption is iodized as a global health initiative. Salt is deliberately iodized for improved health—namely to prevent iodine deficiency (a leading cause of mental retardation, thyroid problems, and goiter). It’s similar to fortifying milk with vitamin D or adding fluoride to water.
From a UNICEF report:
I somehow can’t see Scandinavian countries suddenly abandonning what is considered to be a highly successful initiative.
If anything countries have made iodized salt mandatory starting with (I think) Switzerland in 1922. India banned NON-iodized salt as recently as 2006. I would have very hard time believing that iodized salt is banned anywhere. Sounds like some bullshit an anti-socialized medicine conspiracy theorist came up with.
You don’t cook much, do you?
If they ban salt, what will happen to the Sorcerer of Salt?
Nevermind
Is backwards the right way for them to bend?
Out of interest - why would you say this is? Why is it that conservatives can only hope to fight a rearguard action at most?
Right. And health *outside *the US isn’t, which explains why the government of European countries with UHC don’t.
And…
I was, and still am, against all the above. Toss in “free speech zones”, library snooping, secret military tribunals and rendition too. I’m against “alternate scientific views” (religion) being taught in public schools, no matter what the pretense. I don’t see why the government is so worried about what the potheads are doing. I despise blue laws and dry counties. I am against any government interference in what should be an individual’s private business.
And I am a liberal (I guess).
I don’t think it’s too crazy, to say I’ll be damned if “the gubmint” is gonna have a say in what I eat. This salt bill or proposal should not even exist. That’s the thing. Whether it passes or not, whether Ortiz thinks he is Mommy or not, this stupid thing should simply not exist.
Why can’t we just drop the conservative vs liberal crap, and join in a rousing chorus of “This is bullshit”?
I think that’s asking a little much, don’t you? Freedom includes lots of things, including the freedom to show your ass with stupid proposed legislation and the resulting freedom to vote the idiot out.
This is, in fact, exactly what has happened, if you would drop the hysterical wailing and gnashing of teeth and actually look at what’s going on. Ortiz has become an overnight laughing stock because of this bill.
Vote the idot out. YES.
Laughing stock. YES.
But, freedom also accords me the right (or privilege?) of bitching about it, and calling Ortiz an asshole too.
And I’m free to call you a spaz for whining that it should never have gotten to this point in the first place.
Some lone jackass in some random state legislature could propose legislation to ban all forms of transportation faster than a bicycle. Does that show some kind of national anti-car trend, or does that show some lone jackass in some random state legislature is a total nutbar?
Don’t forget Abstinence Only.
I agree 50%.
That is, I’d say drug prohibition, especially, marijuana, can be fairly compared to this. Gay marriage cannot.
It’s just another wacko politician who doesn’t have the brainpower to tackle actual issues. We had a woman in Alaska years ago who ran on a platform of requiring children to brush their teeth in local schools. Ever herded cats?
Salt in cooking is a truly stupid issue. In terms Republicans can understand:
No salt in cooking = no gunpowder in bullets. They’ll still be shiny, but they ain’t going anywhere.
I agree, but I think you’re underestimating how much braindead grandstanding goes on in legislatures. Turns out there’s a lot of it, and this is just one example.
As a middle-aged woman whose blood pressure is creeping up and am therefore trying to watch my sodium intake, I don’t support banning salt in restaurants, but I sure as hell would like to know how much sodium I’m getting in a meal I don’t have to make myself. I would also like to see low sodium choices in regular restaurants (as far as I can tell, there aren’t any). I agree with whoever said that salting the shit out of food is the cheap and dirty way to tasty food - chefs and cooks can do better, but they don’t because they’re not forced to.
Not if you mean the words of the pledge. Its an inappropriate thing to force school children do for a variety of reasons