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Proposed bill would ban of the distribution of all balloons (Massachusetts)
Oct. 15, 2019 ^ | Morgyn Joubert, Lindsey Kane

Posted on 11/05/2019 1:27:41 PM PST by ConservativeStatement

SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- A bill to ban balloons in Massachusetts is attracting attention.

Environmentalists nationwide are pushing for bans on plastic bags, plastic straws and now, balloons.

Environmentalists said that balloons can be deadly when they are released into the air because pieces fall back Also, locally, a bill was heard at the State House today that pushes to ban the sale, use, and distribution of all balloons. to earth and are eaten by birds and turtles and they have said creatures can also get tangled in the strings.

(Excerpt) Read more at westernmassnews.com ...


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KEYWORDS: balloons; massachusetts
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Liberals are a joy.
1 posted on 11/05/2019 1:27:41 PM PST by ConservativeStatement
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Hey buddy wanta buy some Red Balloons


2 posted on 11/05/2019 1:31:11 PM PST by butlerweave
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>> Environmentalists said that balloons can be deadly when they are released into the air because pieces fall back to earth and are eaten by birds and turtles and they have said creatures can also get tangled in the strings.

Same sort of folks are pushing for more Green wind energy, despite the fact that the windmills kill lots of birds.


3 posted on 11/05/2019 1:31:26 PM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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Good to know they’ve solved every other problem in Massachusetts.


4 posted on 11/05/2019 1:31:50 PM PST by Steely Tom ([Seth Rich] == [the Democrats' John Dean])
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But not condoms, they are okay


5 posted on 11/05/2019 1:31:59 PM PST by Morgana ( Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
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“...Liberals are a joy....”
Only to the incurable insane like themselves....LOL


6 posted on 11/05/2019 1:33:23 PM PST by lgjhn23 (It's easy to be liberal when you're dumber than a box of rocks.)
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This’ll blow over.


7 posted on 11/05/2019 1:33:53 PM PST by moovova
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Imagine being told a possibility exists that President Elizabeth Warren’s home state banned balloons and that may be a national trend. Progressive indeed! /sarc.


8 posted on 11/05/2019 1:36:20 PM PST by ConservativeStatement (God Bless America. Thank you, Kate Smith!)
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"more Green wind energy, despite the fact that the windmills kill lots of birds."

Solar panels kill tons of birds too. They burn up. Poor birds.

These people are idiots- both useful and the regular variety. They don't "care" about anything.

9 posted on 11/05/2019 1:38:25 PM PST by Pajamajan ( Pray for our nation. Thank the Lord for everything you have. Don't wait. Do it today.)
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Now, if kids want balloon, they’ll have to steal condoms from the school nurse.


10 posted on 11/05/2019 1:45:10 PM PST by Fido969 (In!)
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This state attracts people who are absolutely no fun.


11 posted on 11/05/2019 1:53:44 PM PST by Vermont Lt
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This ensures that The First 48 will never film the homicide bureau of any Massachusetts police force, since every episode ends with the victim's family/friends releasing balloons into the air.
12 posted on 11/05/2019 1:55:22 PM PST by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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They’re so pathetic!! Liberals are freaking killjoys!!!


13 posted on 11/05/2019 1:59:45 PM PST by bantam
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To: ConservativeStatement

The Red Baloon was a great childrens movie from 1956,
Here it is.
https://youtu.be/V12H2mteniE


14 posted on 11/05/2019 2:00:27 PM PST by redshawk (I want my Red Baloon)
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15 posted on 11/05/2019 2:02:36 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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I can see a teacher snatching a balloon away from a kid and then handing them a condom and saying “here blow this up”.


16 posted on 11/05/2019 2:05:18 PM PST by Lurkina.n.Learnin (If you want a definition of "bullying" just watch the Democrats in the Senate)
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Oh noes!! NOW what are car dealers going to do to get people to stop in? :)


17 posted on 11/05/2019 2:10:56 PM PST by niteowl (Wisdom comes in two parts: 1) Having a lot to say, and 2) not saying it.)
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The law of unintended consequences: This bill would also outlaw “balloons” used in surgery to open arteries.


18 posted on 11/05/2019 2:11:33 PM PST by RetiredTexasVet
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But not condoms, they are okay

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What if I inflate a condom like a balloon?


19 posted on 11/05/2019 2:25:15 PM PST by Flick Lives (MSM, the Enemy of the People since 1898)
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I had the joy of going to Seattle recently. I took a box of plastic straws and dumped them on the ground there.


20 posted on 11/05/2019 2:39:24 PM PST by CodeToad (Arm Up! They Are!)
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