Vermont senator: No cell phones till you're 21

[Songbird]

The legislature is back in session as of Tuesday and with it a flood of proposed bills.

Here's one ...

 

[Inky_Wretch]

LOL.

He's going to have every helicopter parent in the state raging at him. Our kid is in the 5th grade. Of 20 kids in the class, one (1) doesn't have a cell phone - ours. Our office is right by a junior high and every kid I see outside in the morning is staring at a phone.

 

[outofplace]

We held out a long time before getting our daughter a cell phone. Sometimes I wish she still didn't have one, but smart phones are just so useful as well as being distracting. What is the argument for banning them until 21? You are old enough to vote and serve in the military, but no texting?

 

[Justin_Rice]

LOL.

He's going to have every helicopter parent in the state raging at him. Our kid is in the 5th grade. Of 20 kids in the class, one (1) doesn't have a cell phone - ours. Our office is right by a junior high and every kid I see outside in the morning is staring at a phone.

My fourth grader was convinced Santa was going to bring him an iPhone for Christmas.

He's handled disappointment pretty well.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

My fourth grader was convinced Santa was going to bring him an iPhone for Christmas.

He's handled disappointment pretty well.

I'm just shocked by it. One of the kindergarten teachers lives around the corner from us. She's talked about kids that age having phones. The parents' justification is they want to be able to communicate in an emergency.

 

[Justin_Rice]

I'm just shocked by it. One of the kindergarten teachers lives around the corner from us. She's talked about kids that age having phones. The parents' justification is they want to be able to communicate in an emergency.

As I told Jackson, "If you're ever somewhere where there's not already an adult with a phone nearby, you're doing it wrong."

 

[Alma]

The legislature is back in session as of Tuesday and with it a flood of proposed bills.

Here's one ...

It’s a brilliant idea on paper, but it’d hurt the tech economy too much.

Far more bad than good comes from them for kids though

 

[Songbird]

Here's the second page of the proposed bill ...

Meanwhile, another state lawmaker hates balloons.

 

[Alma]

Here's the second page of the proposed bill ...

Meanwhile, another state lawmaker hates balloons.

Balloons are an environment thing.

 

[Songbird]

LOL no one is more environment'y these days than Vermont lawmakers.

As for the back page of that cell phone bill ... lol poor 6-year-olds gonna be thrown in the hoosegow for having a celly.

 

[poindexter]

As for the back page of that cell phone bill ... lol poor 6-year-olds gonna be thrown in the hoosegow for having a celly.

But not more than one year.

 

[garrow]

Oh, THAT Vermont Senator.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Is this guy mad about the cigarette age being raised? Trying to prove some kind of point?

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Oh, he thinks the gubment is coming for his guns:

Bill would ban cellphone use for those under 21

The bill was introduced by Sen. John Rodgers, D-Essex-Orleans. Rodgers said Wednesday he introduced the bill to make a point.

“I have no delusions that it’s going to pass. I wouldn’t probably vote for it myself,” he said.

He said he’s a strong supporter of the Second Amendment and the Legislature “seems bent on taking away our Second Amendment rights.”

He said, based on the information presented in the bill, a cellphone is much more dangerous than a gun.

The bill talks about suicide and suicide prevention was a major talking point when the Legislature passed a bill requiring a 24-hour waiting period to buy a handgun. Gov. Phil Scott vetoed the legislation and it’s not expected to be taken up again this session.

 

[Songbird]

Mr. Rodgers was making a point.

The bill was introduced by Sen. John Rodgers, D-Essex-Orleans. Rodgers said Wednesday he introduced the bill to make a point.

“I have no delusions that it’s going to pass. I wouldn’t probably vote for it myself,” he said.

He said he’s a strong supporter of the Second Amendment and the Legislature “seems bent on taking away our Second Amendment rights.”

He said, based on the information presented in the bill, a cellphone is much more dangerous than a gun.​

Read the full story.

 

[BitterYoungMatador2]

You want a phone to stay in contact?
I'll give you a phone to stay in contact.

 

[outofplace]

I'm just shocked by it. One of the kindergarten teachers lives around the corner from us. She's talked about kids that age having phones. The parents' justification is they want to be able to communicate in an emergency.

That translates into every kid's excuse when the teacher catches them on their smart phone in class. "My dad (or mom) was texting me."

As you said, if it is a family emergency, the parents need to be contacting the school. If it is a school emergency, the child needs to be listening to the teacher or administrator in the building.

 

[outofplace]

Mr. Rodgers was making a point.

The bill was introduced by Sen. John Rodgers, D-Essex-Orleans. Rodgers said Wednesday he introduced the bill to make a point.

“I have no delusions that it’s going to pass. I wouldn’t probably vote for it myself,” he said.

He said he’s a strong supporter of the Second Amendment and the Legislature “seems bent on taking away our Second Amendment rights.”

He said, based on the information presented in the bill, a cellphone is much more dangerous than a gun.​

Read the full story.

We knew he was an idiot. Now we know what type of idiot.

 

[DanOregon]

First they came for my plastic bags - and I said nothing, Then they came for my straw - and I said nothing. Now they've come for my balloon.

How and why some bills get introduced is a scary thing. First you have the syndicates like ALEC who hold a conference with businesses and special interests and ask them what they want - then they write up a bill and find someone in as many state legislatures as they can to introduce the bill. The brighter legislators they get to do this will actually fill in their state's name where applicable in the bill, instead of another state where the legislation has already passes. But some don't and its fixable. Lobbyists have found its cheaper and easier to get bills through a bunch of state legislatures than a divided Congress. Then you have the water-carriers for big donors who have personal pet peeves or want a bill passed that will soley affect their situation for the better, a tax break, a land-use law, or some guy tho think schools should be able to practice enhanced interrogation measures on kids. In most states, each legislator is allowed to submit X number of bills, whether they have a chance in hell of being passed by the majority or not. The lesser lights don't realize they should partner with a legislator who actually has more ideas for bills that could be passed than they can submit. The brighter ones actually crowd source bills from their district - getting a girl scout troop's idea to allow people to break windows of cars if an animal is suffering inside from extreme heat (like you can do for a person) for example.

 

[britwrit]

This is how we did it in the old neighborhood.