{"id":17915,"date":"2013-03-11T16:34:24","date_gmt":"2013-03-11T20:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=17915"},"modified":"2013-03-11T16:35:08","modified_gmt":"2013-03-11T20:35:08","slug":"finally-someone-with-some-common-sense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=17915","title":{"rendered":"Finally–Someone With Some Common Sense"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today’s Wall Street Journal<\/a> is reporting that New York Supreme Court<\/a> Judge Milton Tingling has blocked Mayor Bloomberg<\/a>‘s ban on the sale of sugary drinks.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

In his ruling, Judge Tingling found the Board of Health<\/a>‘s mission is to protect New Yorkers<\/a> by providing regulations that protect against diseases<\/a>. Those powers, he argued, don’t include the authority to “limit or ban a legal item under the guise of ‘controlling chronic disease<\/a>.’ “<\/strong><\/p>\n

The board may supervise and regulate the city’s food supply<\/a> when it affects public health, but the City Charter clearly outlines when such steps may be taken: According to Judge Tingling, the city must face imminent danger due to disease.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“That has not been demonstrated,” he wrote.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The ban on sugary drinks over 16 ounces was to take effect tomorrow. Thank God for a judge with some common sense!\"Enhanced<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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