"Are we going to outlaw kids from going to the beach?"

From Eric Dondero:

Under consideration in the New York Legislature is a bill that would completely ban Teens under 18 from visiting a tanning salon.

Two Legislators both from Staten Island have come out strongly against the ban. Surprisingly, one is a Democrat and the other a Republican.

From SILive.com:

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- It's one thing for parents to try to enforce their kids' good behavior -- and quite another for state government to try to step in and do it for them.

So say Staten Island's two state senators, who are mostly of the same mind when it comes to pending legislation that would keep teens under 18 from visiting tanning salons...

Already on the books is a state law that requires parental consent before a young person between the ages of 14 and 18 can visit a tanning salon. Ms. Savino and Lanza think that's as far as it should go, and do not favor a bill that would ban teens under 18 altogether because of the potential cancer-causing health risks.

"Are we going to outlaw kids going to the beach?" asked Ms. Savino (D-North Shore/Brooklyn).

"Some things are harmful to your health and some things you need your parents' permission for," said state Sen. Diane Savino, "but where do we cross the line between having a nanny state and passing laws to protect kids? Are we, as lawmakers, trying to substitute our judgment for the judgment of parents?"

"As a lawmaker there is a tendency to want to help," said state Sen. Andrew Lanza. "But government goes too far when it tells people how to live, what to do and how to do it. We become a nanny state."

Savino is a very outspoken socially liberal Democrat, who is often highly confrontational with Republicans. Though oddly, she has been spotted at Republican fundraisers. (Source SILive).