A List of ‘Fun’ Things Sen. Charles Schumer Has Tried to Destroy (with Commentary)

Foster Kamer — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:04:15 -0400

Have you heard of inhalable caffeine? It's a shot of caffeine, that one inhales. It's pretty gross. It's also about to get massively popular thanks to New York's own Sen. Charles Schumer, and his crusade to get it investigated and consequently banned. This is not the first time he has taken on something like this.

Sen. Charles Schumer's history with trying to destroy supposedly fun things is quite storied. In some cases, these attempts seem as well-intentioned as they are common sense. In others, they can appear as political plays to capitalize on the ages-old fear that Something Will Make Young People Crazy, Drug-Addled Freaks, with Sen. Schumer's name attached. Surely, whether he gets inhalable caffine, there's plenty more like these to come. Until then, we humbly submit a hit list of those bodega-peddled evils which Sen. Schumer has attempted to—successfully or otherwise—rid the world of.

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Observer » A List of ‘Fun’ Things Sen. Charles Schumer Has Tried to Destroy (with Commentary)

A List of ‘Fun’ Things Sen. Charles Schumer Has Tried to Destroy (with Commentary)