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Can you say douchenozzle?
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/440448-oklahoma-governor-signs-law-banning-bans-on-plastic-bags?fbclid=IwAR2n4OKIPeF-UU_pOeWZvsXjThYgB_DzoyQmRe9drZEGZIAhVLT1VlLPF_Q
Oklahoma governor signs law banning bans on plastic bags
By Chris Mills Rodrigo - 04/24/19 01:57 PM EDT
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) has reportedly signed a law banning bans and fines on plastic bags.
"I want to make sure I make it easy for industry to do business in Oklahoma," Stitt said at the bill-signing on Tuesday, according to KFOR in Oklahoma City.
The bill blocks municipalities from banning or putting a tax on auxiliary containers made of plastic, cloth, paper, cardboard, aluminum and glass, the station noted, adding that Stitt stressed regulatory consistency in signing the measure.
"I just don't think that we should be putting laws and rules on business from 500 municipalities," he said, according to KFOR.
The legislation, which was approved by the state House and Senate, comes shortly after Norman, Okla., announced plans to put a 5 cent tax on single-use plastic bags.
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Botany
(70,282 posts)n/t
PeeJ52
(1,588 posts)These people are fucking crazy
PeeJ52
(1,588 posts)gratuitous
(82,849 posts)That's the squawk every time some municipality wants to enact, say, a mandatory carry law. But when local authorities want to do something conservatives disapprove of (banning plastic bags, excluding military recruiters from schools, etc.), then it's time for the heavy hand of government to step in and put a stop to the nonsense.
Va Lefty
(6,252 posts)Link to tweet
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Aristus
(66,075 posts)It's pretty-much a shithole. My father was born and raised there. Couldn't wait to get away. Joined the Air Force on his 18th birthday and split...
csziggy
(34,119 posts)I've read that in some places businesses are voluntarily not providing plastic bags or only providing them if a fee is paid. I would bet that if many businesses started that practice, either the Oklahoma government would back down, or as many Republicans are wont to do, they would double down and try to ban businesses from refusing to give plastic bags to their customers.
After all, isn't the use of plastic bags that hold little and break if you load much into them every customer's "Gawd given right"?
Me: Would you like a paper bag?
Customer: I dont care. Give me a plastic bag.
Me: I am sorry, sir. We dont have them anymore; we just have those bags that cost 0,05 euros.
More: https://notalwaysright.com/five-cents-to-save-the-whales-is-too-much-for-some/119212/