Bill opposes age limit for breast-feeding

[The Straight Story]

Bill opposes age limit for breast-feeding

NASHVILLE — Despite some senators fretting about “weird things” and “strange people,” legislation to remove the current age limit for breast-feeding in public was approved by committees of the state House and Senate on Wednesday.

“Is 35 a child?” asked Sen. Bo Watson, R-Hixson. “I know that sounds crazy, but I’m thinking of a situation in a bar where maybe things got a little crazy. … I know I’m going way out on a fringe thinking a 14-year-old, but weird things happen in our society.”

Sen. Stacey Campfield, R-Knoxville, declaring that “at some point there should be some sort of line,” proposed an amendment to allow public breast-feeding up to age 3.

“There are a lot of strange people in this world,” Campfield said.

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/mar/16/bill-opposes-age-limit-breast-feeding/

[truebrit71]

1. None stranger than "small government" rethuglicans that have too much time on their hands...

..really? Breast-feeding?

[AllyCat]

2. While I would object to a 35 year old, I do not believe ANY limit should be set

I know women who are still nursing their 4 year olds. There is NOTHING wrong with that. I don't propose to know what is happening in their situation. Dude in bar is a different thing altogether and we don't need a new law for that. What are they going to do, check the ID of the child?

BS. No law.

[CTyankee]

3. Do people in TN not have more important things to think about than

age limits on children being breast fed in public?

I mean, really?

[Turbineguy]

4. "Our policy on that

is to have no policy on that!"

[Matariki]

5. "There are a lot of strange people in this world,"

"and I lie awake at night thinking long and hard about them..."

[sinkingfeeling]

6. But be sure to end that intrusive government thing.

[Cairycat]

7. Do these legislators have nothing better to be concerned about?

Is the economy in TN just peachy? Full employment and all taxes paid by working stiffs and all that? :sarcasm:

What damn business is it of the state legislature how long a mother breastfeeds? How stupid!