Unsqueezing

And then there was that weird day when a legislative body passed a sensible law.

The Texas State House of Representatives passed a measure onto the state Senate that would allow youngsters to have lemonade stands without fearing that law enforcement would shut them down. Two state representatives actually voted against the measure -- but as one explained in the House Journal, he had meant to vote yes. Two were absent, but one of that pair explained that had she been present, she would have voted yes. The other hasn't said anything yet but probably should pretty quickly.

That leaves exactly one legislator who voted no, and as her statement reads in the journal,

I support children selling lemonade and the spirit with which the law was written. However, I do not support removing local control and denying public health authorities the ability to protect our communities by ensuring health and safety standards are met.

She represents part of suburban Dallas and is in her first term -- and whoever may decide to run against her in 2020 has just been handed the campaign commercial of a lifetime.