Our Tax Dollars (Once Again) Hard at Work
As if it wasn't bad enough having the government dictate to you when, what and where you could eat,drink, and smoke - now they want to start regulating what goes on at the other end, so to speak.
I'd like to say I was surprised to read of such a proposal coming from the venerable halls of wisdom and common sense up on Beacon Hill, but who would I be kidding?
So, what exactly does state Rep. Kay Khan of Newton, the sponsor of this latest turd of nanny-state legislation to bob up to the surface, have to say on the matter?
We don't? Wouldn't you think that if there was even the slightest hint of evidence that diseases were being spread around by toilet seats, we would have heard something of it by now. And, isn't one of the very cornerstones of AIDS education the debunking of the myth that the HIV virus can be passed on from a toilet seat?
As if she and the rest of our dedicated solons on Beacon Hill have ever let pesky little details like costs borne by the public deter them from imposing their benevolence and wisdom on us commoners.
Solving non-existent problems through meaningless, costly, time-consuming legislation - Welcome to Massachusetts.
AAAGGHH!!! Head for the hills!Unregulated toilet seats! We're all gonna DIE!!! Oh, the humanity! Won't SOMEBODY think of the CHILDREN???
Seeing as this is the same group of folks who turn to the scholarly insight of Rosie O'Donnell and the weapons expertise of Jarrett "Poncherello" Barrios to draw inspiration for new and creative firearms legislation, I wouldn't expect commentary from "doctors or health professionals" to enter this equation anytime soon.
"To sit or not to sit?" is the question one MetroWest lawmaker wants to help public bathroom users across the state answer.
A bill that would require paper toilet seat covers in all public bathrooms in Massachusetts will be weighed by the joint Public Health Committee tomorrow.
I'd like to say I was surprised to read of such a proposal coming from the venerable halls of wisdom and common sense up on Beacon Hill, but who would I be kidding?
So, what exactly does state Rep. Kay Khan of Newton, the sponsor of this latest turd of nanny-state legislation to bob up to the surface, have to say on the matter?
"And who knows how things get transmitted....You just donÂt know with all the diseases going around these days."
We don't? Wouldn't you think that if there was even the slightest hint of evidence that diseases were being spread around by toilet seats, we would have heard something of it by now. And, isn't one of the very cornerstones of AIDS education the debunking of the myth that the HIV virus can be passed on from a toilet seat?
Khan, who filed the bill at the request of a now deceased constituent, admitted not knowing details about what the paper covers would cost facility owners and renters...
As if she and the rest of our dedicated solons on Beacon Hill have ever let pesky little details like costs borne by the public deter them from imposing their benevolence and wisdom on us commoners.
...or if sitting directly on dirty toilet seats poses any medical risks.
Solving non-existent problems through meaningless, costly, time-consuming legislation - Welcome to Massachusetts.
The state has no regulations now regarding the paper covers, said state Department of Public Health spokeswoman Donna Rheaume.
AAAGGHH!!! Head for the hills!Unregulated toilet seats! We're all gonna DIE!!! Oh, the humanity! Won't SOMEBODY think of the CHILDREN???
No doctors or health professionals were available yesterday afternoon to comment on health risks associated with sitting directly on toilet seats.
Seeing as this is the same group of folks who turn to the scholarly insight of Rosie O'Donnell and the weapons expertise of Jarrett "Poncherello" Barrios to draw inspiration for new and creative firearms legislation, I wouldn't expect commentary from "doctors or health professionals" to enter this equation anytime soon.
