Having solved every other problem in the United States

[kierthos]

Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy wants to make it a federal crime to falsely claim something has maple syrup in it.

....I got nothing.

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[jdack]

Meanwhile last night I learned on Mythbusters that Canadian syrup smuggling is a real thing.

[kierthos]

.... which episode is that in?

[herlander_refugee]

A silly use of the Senate. However, I kind of get where he is coming from as a former beekeeper. I want to throttle every asshat who slaps a "real honey" label on piles of crap with a drop of honey and a ton of frakking corn syrup.

I imagine maple syrup producers feel the same way.

[kierthos]

*nod* I understand where he's coming from. I'm just mocking the idea that there's time for this, since obviously everything important has already been handled.

[herlander_refugee]

It is peculiar and annoying, isn't it, that while our Rome gets ready to spring into flames; the entire pile of Nero-mentalities still just find time for their own little bits of bullshit?