California Restaurants Defy Foie Gras Ban: Does California Have Too Many Laws?
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2012/07/10 22:00:00
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California has earned a reputation as the "Left Coast," in more ways than one. Even Wikipedia has an entry that defines California as the "Left Coast": "Left Coast is a political expression that implies that the West Coast of the United States leans politically to the left or the expression can refer to states that lean politically left."
Some Californians argue that the state's government went too far in banning foie gras. California banned the food product made of liver of a duck or goose, because of its process of force-feeding the animal.
The Orange County Register reported that Antoine Price, owner of Cafe Mimosa in San Clemente, defied the ban, which went into effect on July 1, 2012. Mr. Price created a dish called, "Foie You!" and claimed, "They can lock me up if they want. I don't mind."
The Presidio Social Club (PSC) in San Francisco also defied the ban -- but on a different legal basis. The PSC claims that California law doesn't have jurisdiction over the restaurant because it sits on federal land not subject state laws. The PSC issued a press statement that read: “PSC will be celebrating two important independences this July: Bastille Day for the French, and the freedom to enjoy Foie Gras for Californians."
FOXNEWS.COM reports:
Some Californians argue that the state's government went too far in banning foie gras. California banned the food product made of liver of a duck or goose, because of its process of force-feeding the animal.
The Orange County Register reported that Antoine Price, owner of Cafe Mimosa in San Clemente, defied the ban, which went into effect on July 1, 2012. Mr. Price created a dish called, "Foie You!" and claimed, "They can lock me up if they want. I don't mind."
The Presidio Social Club (PSC) in San Francisco also defied the ban -- but on a different legal basis. The PSC claims that California law doesn't have jurisdiction over the restaurant because it sits on federal land not subject state laws. The PSC issued a press statement that read: “PSC will be celebrating two important independences this July: Bastille Day for the French, and the freedom to enjoy Foie Gras for Californians."
FOXNEWS.COM reports:
California may have banned foie gras, but soon you will be able to dine on the duck liver delicacy in one San Francisco restaurant.
Read More: http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2012/07/10/restaura...
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+15This ban is not an example of a "nanny state." It is about preventing the abusive industrialized practices that many factory farms use. This law is about stopping animal abuse, and the profiting from it.
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just foolish.......
i think they try the old misdirection trick.......create stupid laws,inciting debates....while we dont notice the dire condition of their budget and inability to control it.......
Fools, all of them.
and they dont need a foie gras law..
How sad that what was once a wonderful, clean, beautiful, productive state***
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Has now been taken over by Liberals and now all CA has *****
How sad that what was once a wonderful, clean, beautiful, productive state***
http://www.skyroadster.com/fo...
Has now been taken over by Liberals and now all CA has *****
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How sad that what was once a wonderful, clean, beautiful, productive state***
http://www.skyroadster.com/fo...
Has now been taken over by Liberals and now all CA has *****
How sad that what was once a wonderful, clean, beautiful, productive state***
http://www.skyroadster.com/fo...
Has now been taken over by Liberals and now all CA has *****
In order for CA to ever prosper again you must deport
ALL ILLEGAL ALIENS
CUT TAXES
END ENTITLEMENT PROGRAMS
SCHOOL VOUCHERS is a MUST
Get rid of the EPA/PETA who are the biggest polluters and animal abusers who only use 1% of the money they rank in for their causes.
ALLOW the FARMERS to have WATER so that they can save their farms.
And by all means you need another RONALD W. REAGAN
In fact you all should have voted McCLINTOCK over AHHHNOLD.
He was known as the "bank whore of DE" for their tax free existence and now many have become advisors, appointees and czars in the Obama administration.
Yes, Scranton PA is contemplating bankruptcy seriously. They say "Why not, other cities are doing it"
I'm surprised Philly is not following suit, even after the huge HUD bailout included in the stimulus "bank" bailout. Just the school discrict is hundreds of million in the red, perhaps that had to do with paying the superintendent Arlene Ackerman's 905,000 just to leave after her abysmal job performance, then she dared to file for UE on top of getting paid for 2 yrs while only working less than 1 yr.
How many others have gotten the same deal? I assume many since the Philly sales tax increased to 8% from 6 and the property taxes have increased dramatically too, all in one year.
It's just like the Depression all over again.
Did you miss the true pics regarding the EPA forced dust bowls that used to be farmland?
Are you unaware of the new regulations on people's personal gardens on private property?
Or the EO from Obama controlling the food production of our nation?
This is just another repeat of the Fulton case, 1942. Thoman Sowell can explain it much better than I could.
http://townhall.com/columnist...
They shove a tube down the birds throat and then pour in much much much more food then the bird would choose to eat on its own over and over again day in and day out until the liver is big enough.
it is a very painful process and the birds quality of life is considered worse then battery hens.
Every living thing should have the right to a life free from unnecessary harm, the law to ban foie gras is to stop the production, via stopping the consumption.
Foie gras is actually an endangered food nowadays as even france (the main producer) is thinking of banning it or atleast heavily monitoring the production of it.
I think education is the key. If people are educated as to the horrible practice of producing Fois Gras in the first place, demand will drop and it will not be profitable to produce it.
We vote with our dollars. Education will turn people against the practices you describe, and if there's no demand for the product, people will stop producing it. Pure and simple.
I know where my morality stands and I haven't been hypocritical in my statement.
There is something wrong with humanity when advocates for plant and animal rights ingore human rights.