Assisted Suicide, Yes: Incandescent Light Bulbs, No

Assemblyman Lloyd Levine, who tried to legalize assisted suicide last year and will again this year, has another pet cause: Outlawing the sale of incandescent light bulbs in the Golden State. So in Levine’s world, a doctor should be able to write a lethal prescription to kill a patient, but if the local Ace Hardware store sells a light bulb, it’s time for the slammer. Talk about misplaced legislating.

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