Wisconsin lawmaker looks to repeal restaurant, prison margarine bans

[TheMightyFavog]

http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20110919/GPG0101/110919106/Wisconsin-ban-margarine-targeted-repeal

MADISON — A quirky Wisconsin law that makes it a crime for restaurants to serve margarine at the table and not butter is being targeted for repeal.

Republican state Rep. Dale Kooyenga calls the law silly, antiquated and anti-free market. He introduced a bill earlier this month seeking to repeal it and he has 11 co-sponsors.

Wisconsin banned the sale or use of margarine colored to imitate butter in 1895. That wasn’t repealed until 1967, and since then the fight over margarine versus butter has largely cooled.

The law Kooyenga seeks to undo also requires that butter be served to students, patients and inmates at state institutions.

[valerief]

1. Margarine sucks. That's all we had in our house when I was a kid. I just did without

the grease topping. It tastes way too awful.

[d_r]

2. I wish they could get rid of instant coffee

and pre-made syrup iced tea while they are at it. I'm all for it.

[pansypoo53219]

3. SILLY?!? SILLY?!? WTF is with this margarine lover?

GTFO. this is wisconsin. there should be NO margarine at ALL in the state!