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Okay folks, a couple things you need to know to put today's update in context. First, it's California. Second, the guy doing it is a Democrat.

And not just any Democrat. Ian Calderone is the Democrat majority leader of California's assembly. Powerful guy. He's also a man on a mission.

He doesn't like straws and he's determined to limit straw usage in California. So Ian Calderone is pushing a bill through the assembly that will bar waiters from giving out plastic straws in restaurants unless a customer specifically asks for one.

If a waiver in a California restaurant violates this law and voluntarily brings a customer a straw, that waiter will face a $1,000 fine and could spend up to six months in jail.

Calderone issued a press release to explain why he's become the new straw man in California. He says we need to create awareness around the issue of one time use plastic straws and its detrimental effects on our landfills, waterways and oceans.

So there you have it. Thanks to Ian Calderone, we finally know the culprit. The reason living standards in California are in decline. It's not excessively high taxes. It's not crime. It's not being overrun with illegal immigration.

It's not high prices or massive homelessness. It's not poop in the streets. It's straws and that should be the last straw. But it won't be because it's California. It'll be accepted and they'll smile about it.