Around our country childhood obesity is trying to be fought by state legislation to ban school vending machines that sell junk food. But why every perceived problem demands a legislative solution is beyond me.
Don't schools principals already have the authority to determine what is sold in their school's vending machines? And if principals don't, what about the school boards?
If none of these officals has the authority to determine what will be sold in school vending machines, or even whether such machines should be allowed in the schools, what have we come to?
Here's a suggestion: sponsors of any new legislation must include as part of their proposal a provision to repel some other law that is currently on the books. I suspect it would take at least 50 years to weed out just the inane or antiquated laws that are no longer relevant but remain on the books.
Finally, enact a law that applies the first two principles to all new rules adopted by these state's regulatory agencies.
Thank You for reading my blog and I invite you to enter your suggestions to this problem.
Rev.John.