41. We elect government officials to help us make a better society. These elected officials are supposed to serve us, not tell us what, when, where, why or how to conduct our lives. People find it more convennient to eat burgers and fries, let them. Next thing you know, our elected officials will be passing laws telling us we have to exercise so many hours each week.

Posted at 3:40PM on Sep 16th 2007 by John F.C. Taylor

42. I could have sworn my address and birth certificate says USA, is this the Land of the FREE? What does the constitution of the United States say? The 1st amendment says....Life....LIBERTY? and THE PERSUIT OF WHAT???? HAPPINESS????? I am laughing all the way to the KREMLIN, where they have Mac Donald's and Burger King and no rules....just right, or is that Out Back?

Posted at 3:42PM on Sep 16th 2007 by lea

43. Remember, LA's city council are Nazi Libs. Hitler controlled everything - what is so different aobut this. Libs and Move on are not about FREEDOM they are about CONTROL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 3:46PM on Sep 16th 2007 by Jos¨¦

44. As long as it is legal to purchase and consume alcohol - banning food is unlikely. Short of making exercise and nutrition knowledge mandatory, there is little society can do to prevent adults intent on becoming obsese from doing so. There is, however, a LOT that can and should be done to protect young, impressionable children from being brainwashed into thinking of food the same way they think about clothes and toys. Men dressed as Ronald McDonald visit schools all over the country (and the world) every day, performing "educational" shows about reading, safety, and other topics. But the underlying reason for the visit is to make McDonald's TOP OF MIND with the kids so that after school they will drive their parents crazy to go eat at McDonald's. The latest shows actually have Ronald McDonald teaching kids to "go active", and promotes Ronald as an "amabassador for healthy & balanced lifestyle." Now THAT should be against the law. If kids are taught about the importance of nutrition and exercise beginning at a young age, and we can protect them from marketing influences of fast food until they are old enough to deal with the consequences of obesity, then we may be on to something. Still, it is hard for a child to take advice about eating healthy from a parent, teacher, or other role model who weighs 300 lbs.

Posted at 3:51PM on Sep 16th 2007 by jonesmillerboy

45. If law makers want to pass a law that would really work. Why don't they make it unlawful to put additives in the fast food to make people crave more? The more you crave the more you eat, therefore the more you spend. The fast food industry doesn't give two hoots how harmful their food is to the public, as long as they keep spending their money for the food. The government wants to regulate the public, and they should be regulating the companies that produce this stuff in the first place. Just how much of it comes from over seas? What kind of protective regulations are in place in places like China, India, and other places that we receive junk from. The government doesn't care, because all of them can afford better off of our money (their paychecks) than most of us any way. Other countries won't have to take us down with war, cause our government is going to let us all die by allowing all the imports into this country unregulated. If we stopped ALL the imports from coming in, and put OUR factories back on line we wouldn't have any unemployment within two years. Vote ALL encombents out the next election, and let the new ones know if they don't do better they will follow as well.

Posted at 3:51PM on Sep 16th 2007 by Kate

46. We all know that fast food is bad for you. Maybe these franchises can come up with a menu with healthy items. I certainly don't want to be told what to eat, but walking around LA these days most of the people (and I mean most) are obesely overweight or on their way. It is absolutely disgusting to see womman and men in tight fitting clothing showing off their cellulite and fat. Trailing behind them are their obese children. When are they going to learn that obese people have a shorter life expectancy. (Children included).

Posted at 3:56PM on Sep 16th 2007 by Nancy

47. This is never going to work because of that 'Hamburger Bill'. You can't sue or even touch a fast food place for doing harm to your health, even if you have proof. I don't even eat fast food but you've got to admit it makes you wonder why they even need this bill in the first place. Especially if the food's 'harmless'.

Posted at 3:56PM on Sep 16th 2007 by Sweetiepie

48. How about a Constitutional amendment to prohibit tortias and frejolies. Then maybe some of the wetbacks will go back to mexico.

Posted at 4:05PM on Sep 16th 2007 by nospam976

49. Knew it!!! How does it feel folks. First it was smokers and now they are coming after you. You allow people's rights to be taken away because you don't like what they are doing (smoking) and it is the first step to losing something you enjoy. Hahahaha on all of you!

Posted at 4:08PM on Sep 16th 2007 by Julie

50. I would like to know when they tore down the nazi wall where in the u.s.a. did they put it.We are no lonrg a freedom of choice nation. Everyone thinks they can save the world by protecting us from everything bad ,im 60yrs old an know what i want to eat if i want a smoke or a beer, dont drink an drive an my choice not someone elses to wear a seat belt .i could die with a belt on too or be straGLED BY IT,BUT ITS MY CHOICE!!! MAKE CHOICES FOR YOURSELF AN OTHERS TO THEIRS,

Posted at 4:08PM on Sep 16th 2007 by dorothy

51. Well, Nancy, since obese people disgust you so much, you should be particularly outraged by this legislation. Afterall, the more these disgusting people eat, the faster they'll die off and you won't be forced into feeling all that disgust. I wonder what YOU look like from behind and how many people are feeling disgusted by your ass.

On the topic of banning fast food restaurants -- nobody forces anybody to eat anything, so the government shouldn't force anyone to abstain from eating what they want either.

Posted at 4:10PM on Sep 16th 2007 by MiniMe

52. oh give us all a fu__ing break allready fast food restaurants do not make pepole fat we do it to our selfs by eating at them.

Posted at 4:19PM on Sep 16th 2007 by tom

53. I don't eat it every day but occasionaly enjoy a good ol Whopper with cheese !! Let people eat what they want. It's not poison

Posted at 4:27PM on Sep 16th 2007 by charles

54. this is just dumb...

Posted at 4:27PM on Sep 16th 2007 by ladukart

55. Why don't they focus on more fast food and make the companies take the high fat, fillers and junk out of it? It would be nice to eat something and know that it had ingredients that were actually good for me, but if they can kill me with garbage and make a profit, well that's capitalism for you. Reduce the stress and crime in LA and people might find something to do besides eat.

Posted at 4:29PM on Sep 16th 2007 by Val

56. It seems to me that the real answer is a question: Why are there no healthy fast-food drive throughs? Why can I drive through and buy a burger and fries, but not be able to buy a black bean patty and a cup of vegetable soup? Why can I drive through and get a bucket of chicken and mashed potatoes, but not get grilled chicken, steamed vegetables and a side of brown rice? Apparently the franchise people think healthy food won't sell. I think they are wrong. Maybe some smart person will open a healthy drive through and end up a billionaire.

Posted at 4:32PM on Sep 16th 2007 by Phoenix

57. Let's see... over 3 thousadn American youth and untold hundreds ot thousands of civilians dead in Iraq, This country ruined for AT LEAST the next 20 years if not more, WHY IN HELL should BIG BROTHER give a RAT"S ASS what anyone stuffs in their pie hole???!!

Posted at 4:35PM on Sep 16th 2007 by Bruce

58. Why does everybody pick on McDonalds what about wendys and burger king.Dont blame them for your problem none of them made you eat there go some wear healthy if there is any.

Posted at 4:35PM on Sep 16th 2007 by diggerdave430

59. I have an idea instead of trying to tell us what we can eat and what we can feed our kids how about making stricter laws for pedophiles/sex offenders so that parents can let their kids out to play and maybe these kids could get exercise and not be stuck in the house. It is not safe for kids to be outside anymore and it is because, lawmakers are worried about what we eat instead of making our kids safe so they can go out and quit getting fat. So it is the lawmakers fault we are fat. They are the ones making us so unsafe and over taxed that we go to work 6 or 7 days a week and come home and lock our doors and eat.

Posted at 4:43PM on Sep 16th 2007 by morrison

60. Trail Lawyers Will Have A Field Day With This! Has Anyone In L.A. Ever Heard Of Free Trade Laws?

Posted at 4:48PM on Sep 16th 2007 by Jeremiah