Originally Posted by
banjo_mole
Yep. Children's books from pre 1985 won't be able to be sold anymore, it's quite the problem here.
Over-zealous sob's. The right idea in the wrong application. (See "C&V flops" for more.
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The zeal of legislators to protect the "innocent" and win sainthood, or at least reelection, is often in inverse proportion to the real benefit of the legislation in question. Lots of laws sound really good and helpful until you think them through and do some cost-benefit analysis or examine the possible unintended consequences. But who wants to vote against healthy babies?