NYC's ban on suggary drinks overturned

[Mad Deadly Worldwide Communist Gangster Computer God]

That law was suppose to go in to effect this week, wasn't it?  Good to hear.

I've heard that New York is one of the worst states in the nation when it comes to unnecessary laws.  Pushing for intrusive things like this just makes liberals look bad, IMO.

[Mad Deadly Worldwide Communist Gangster Computer God]

Yeah, liberals should just stop trying to regulate anything. Restaurant health inspections? Intrusive! Laws against pollution? Intrusive! Food safety regulations? Intrusive. Just let corporations poison ignorant and uninformed people. After all, the freedom for poor people who don't have the time or energy to learn about nutrition to ruin their lives is much more important.

It's disgusting that people think that their "right" to not have to buy a refill is more important than protecting the health of hundreds of thousands of people.

[Mad Deadly Worldwide Communist Gangster Computer God]

What other "intrusive things like this" are liberals pushing for then? You can't suggest that there are a whole other list of (un-named) regulations you oppose and then get made at me when I make a reasonable guess as to what these are.

You're missing the point.  I never said that liberals should "just stop trying to regulate anything," but I think we can all agree that there are some things you really don't need a law for.  Even the NAACP and Hispanic Federation opposed the ban on the grounds that it will hurt small, minority-owned businesses.  Aren't progressives suppose to be supporting those businesses, last time I checked?

I guess I'm just surprised to see liberals taking the "we need to regulate society" type of position that conservatives normally do.

[Mad Deadly Worldwide Communist Gangster Computer God]

It would have reduced people's consumption of obesity-causing sugary drinks without infringing on anyone's ability to drink as much soda as they want, and with little cost to the government and no increased cost to consumers. How is it not a good idea?

If people can drink as much soda as they want anyway, why have a ban at all?