No cellphone for people under 21 years old in Vermont.

[Robert59]

A Vermont lawmaker has introduced a bill that calls for barring cellphones to all residents under the age of 21 -- but the proposal is more about firearms than it is about the popular electronic devices.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/202...h-bill-to-ban-cellphones/7821578676884/?sl=15

 

[StarSong]

The lawmaker who introduced it said the following:
"I have no delusions that it's going to pass. I wouldn't probably vote for it myself."

 

[fuzzybuddy]

If you can't tell the difference between a gun and cell phone, maybe you should wait till you're 21 to get one.

 

[gennie]

So he's trying to make a point but will end up just wasting valuable legislative time. If I had voted for him, I'd be upset.

 

[Catlady]

The lawmaker who introduced it said the following:
"I have no delusions that it's going to pass. I wouldn't probably vote for it myself."

So he's wasting congress time on laws he knows won't pass?

 

[Pepper]

So he's wasting congress time on laws he knows won't pass?

This is a state thing, not a congressional thing.

 

[gennie]

This is a state thing, not a congressional thing.

And many 'state things' have national repercussions. For example how a state's congressional lines are drawn and how a state's Electoral College votes are counted are decided by state legislatures.

It is important that intelligent people with common sense serve in a state's legislature. I think he was looking for a headline producing statement guaranteeing a second look.