Appeals court upholds ruling striking down NYC's large soda ban

[The Straight Story]

NEW YORK, July 30 (Reuters) - New York City's plan to ban large sugary drinks from restaurants and other eateries was an illegal overreach of executive power, a state appeals court ruled on Tuesday, upholding a lower court decision in March that struck down the law.

The law, which would have prohibited those businesses from selling sodas and other sugary beverages larger than 16 ounces, "violated the state principle of separation of powers," the First Department of the state Supreme Court's Appellate Division said in a unanimous decision.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg had advanced the regulation as a way to combat obesity among city residents. Beverage makers and business groups, however, challenged it in court, calling it an attack on consumers' personal freedom.

http://www.trust.org/item/20130730150939-phkih

[tumtum]

1. This is a proper ruling.

Obviously an overreach on M. Bloomberg's part.

[pipoman]

2. Bloomberg..just a 1%er who wants what all 1%ers want..

WORLD DOMINATION!

[The Straight Story]

3. And sadly, some would love to help him achieve that

one ban / choice removal at a time.

[tumtum]

4. Isn't this the same guy who bragged about having the world's 4th largest army?

Isn't this the same guy who embraces the NYPD's racist, unconstitutional stop and frisk policy?

Isn't this the same guy who turn his 4th largest army (NYPD) on the Occupy Wall street protesters last year with brutal results?

If so, them why would any Democrat support this guy?

[meow2u3]

5. Bloomberg usurped the power of City Council to make the law

Executive overreach is right. It's the job of the legislative branch to make law; not the executive branch. Bloomberg has no right to rule by decree, so the court is right in striking down the soda ban.

[pintobean]

6. I miss g4a right now.

[Baclava]

7. How much money did this cost the city and the state?

Isn't there anything in NYC that's more important to do than this, like pulling a cat out of a tree or something?

[hack89]

8. Good. nt