Representative Linda Collins-Smith

Meeting — March 24, 2011 (1:24:36)

Question. You're recognized. Representative, could you just tell me, for my information, is there someone here that monitors and decides who

Meeting — March 24, 2011 (24:14)

because they'll be questioning those election commissioners sometimes when they do business with the county government. And I believe that, so please give this a good vote. Thank you. You've heard Representative Colin Smith

Meeting — March 24, 2011 (23:37)

who they do business with we do that for the people of the state of Arkansas, that's the election commissioner. It's pretty bad, but I didn't know that they didn't do a financial report or reporting on who they do business with, even in my own county. In city, county, local, when we voted on this, I heard that from several people. I encourage you to vote on this information that the people need to know

Meeting — March 24, 2011 (23:27)

bill you're recognized thank you Mr. Speaker this is the election commissioner they do need to show us

Meeting — March 23, 2011 (37:45)

tell you that this is an economic development bill that does not cause harm to the people. It protects the business owners of the state of Arkansas if they're breaking the law. And I know that it's supported by the Arkansas Hospitality Association, that's lodging, tourism, and restaurants, and I sure would appreciate a good vote.

Meeting — March 23, 2011 (37:02)

to go after the person that actually created that or put the cancer-causing product in the food.

Meeting — March 23, 2011 (36:53)

If it's a chemical that's been added to the food, what does that have to do with the food product? You're going

Meeting — March 23, 2011 (36:26)

product that turns out to be very harmful like the Happy Jack or whatever it might be, an energy bar, that five years later they might get a thyroid disease, thus obesity

Meeting — March 23, 2011 (36:12)

our emails. He says that this section, 1655, 302A, he says it's far too broad

Meeting — March 23, 2011 (35:48)

just confuse the public. And for economic development, for the state of Arkansas, I also got to go back to the happy jacks or lazy somethings that were used. In my situation, he used a thyroid disease. So let's talk about that when he and I visit about this through

Meeting — March 23, 2011 (35:18)

to promote economic development in the state of Arkansas and he said I'm this close and then eventually someone said had a question about the bill we've ran that through attorneys and attorneys, senators, or attorneys, or judges, and I have to say to you, I do not believe it's necessary. The law is clear when a judge gets it

Meeting — March 23, 2011 (35:44)

on Rule 11. So I think you

Meeting — March 23, 2011 (35:16)

fact he said I asked him to help me

Meeting — March 23, 2011 (34:47)

And so I don't think that it's necessary to put it in this bill to have more confusion to the consumers or to the citizens of the state of Arkansas. I think we should be clear to them. And I think that it is unnecessary. I, too, have ran this bill by attorneys, several of them. even the gentleman that just stuck against the bill and he said it does nothing matter of

Meeting — March 23, 2011 (34:15)

So I think that going back to Rule 11 is important for you to look at. Rule 11 that is not, it's on the first page. Again, I state, it's already the law. Why is it necessary to put it in the

Meeting — March 23, 2011 (34:39)

bill? The judges who are quite capable of studying the claim know that it's there.

Meeting — March 23, 2011 (34:12)

your bill? Thank you, Mr. Chair. Rule 11 is important. That's been discussed here today.

Meeting — March 23, 2011 (27:10)

a health condition like high cholesterol, diabetes, maybe any other numerous ulcers. I don't know. I'm just other conditions. Now you're giving me examples of what

Meeting — March 23, 2011 (26:28)

At the top of the paragraph, you have to read that part because it says exempt. And that's a very key thing in that particular section of the paragraph, because it says, except as exempted, in subsection B of the section, manufacturers, packers, carriers, holders, sellers, and that's an exemption, as defined in section 10 of the Federal Food and Drug Cosmetic Act, or an association of one or more entities that may not be subject to any other civil legal action arising out of weight gain, obesity,

Meeting — March 23, 2011 (25:58)

Is your question what I guess I need to understand your question. If you look at the top line above that particular section, I guess I still haven't understood the question. I'm sorry, Representative Lodge. What