By now you probably know that Governor Schwarzenegger signed into law a ban on the use of trans fats in restaurant food and in bakeries.  Think of it as the “Use margarine, go to jail” law, although the maximum penalty will only be $1,000. 

What next, laws mandating that we all eat all our fruits and vegetables every day or forfeit our soon to come government health insurance benefits?  Why not?  It’s good for us and we know that our government only wants what’s best for us, liberty be damned. 

As with all bills of this nature, I voted “no.”  The Sacramento Bee story for today at http://www.sacbee.com/117/story/1110963.html quoted me in opposition to this move that will increase costs at restaurants:

Assemblyman Chuck DeVore, R-Irvine, said the new law “goes way beyond any reasonable role for government.”

“It says no longer is it the individual’s responsibility to take care of their own body,” DeVore said. “Now we have to have government telling us what we can and cannot eat.”

California…  Where my 16 and 11-year-old daughters can legally get abortions without my knowledge but soon won’t be able to buy bakery products with shortening in them.

All the best,

Chuck DeVore
California State Assemblyman, 70th District
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