Judge Halts New York City Soda Ban

The Wall Street Journal ^ | March11 , 2013 | MICHAEL HOWARD SAUL

[Hojczyk]

A state judge on Monday stopped Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration from banning the sale of large sugary drinks at New York City restaurants and other venues, a major defeat for a mayor who has made public-health initiatives a cornerstone of his tenure.

[MrB]

Too bad this was struck down.
It would be better for it to get more and more onerous for free people to live in NY so that more will leave for freer pastures.

[ScottinVA]

ROFL!!! He Himself is not pleased!

[gunnyg]

HA !!!!!!!!!!

;)

Semper Ha!
*****

[hosepipe]

Bloomie is supposed to be SMART!...
Could be in New York City.. this logic “IS” smart..
Don’t say a lot for NYC voters.. whom obviously are NOT smart..

If you can make it in NYC, you very well may be an Idiot..

[beandog]

Aren’t there higher courts in NY that Blooms can appeal to.

[GotMojo]

Bloomie says portion control is a good idea. I agree. can I get some portion control on my taxes?

[Fast Moving Angel]

use a high capacity 10/22 magazine as a straw.

Ha!!!

[BitWielder1]

The judge struck down the law because it was poorly written, he did not say "The state has no business regulating things like this!".
It's a step in the right direction but a small one.

[ScottinVA]

It would be better for it to get more and more onerous for free people to live in NY so that more will leave for freer pastures.

Problem is, too many 32-oz drink-loving libs will infest other states. Nevada, Colorado, Oregon and Washington can attest to libs from CA who wanted to emplace their tentacles in fresh territory.

[fwdude]

And yet, the HIV-disseminating, Syphilis-spreading, life-shortening, public health-threatening practice of homosexuals gets a complete pass.

[beandog]

You could be right, but it’s just so much fun to watch Bloomie Pants get his hand slapped.

[paterfamilias]

“Looks like the little Hitler of NY got his pee-pee slapped.”

Correction:

“Looks like the little Hitler of NY got his LITTLE pee-pee slapped.”

[COBOL2Java]

Has Bloomberg already bought the 17 ounce measuring cups his restaurant inspectors were planning to use?

[MachIV]

I’ll have a 44oz Mountain Dew tonight.

[CityCenter]

Sanity previals for once.

[clintonh8r]

Napoleon Bloomaparte is not amused....

[nascarnation]

The regulations are "fraught with arbitrary and capricious consequences," the judge wrote.

I'm shocked. God bless you judge!

I guess the job will now fall to Sebelius to implement this federally as part of BaraqqiCare....

[HOYA97]

All kidding aside, many small business had already thrown away quite a bit of inventory to be in compliance with the new law. Small business’s have been hit hard by this.

[nascarnation]

You are correct.
And

Bloomie’s inspect-o-bots had already bought a sh!tload of 17 ounce measuring containers.

[MrB]

Sounds like a case for a civil suit -
Bloomy did something outside his authority (as determined by the judge) which caused damages to individuals and entities, and they are entitled to recompense.