Republican Rep. John Read proposed the law, but doesn’t expect it to pass. Instead, he is trying to make a point.

Mississippi is one of the three states where more than 30% of adults are considered obese, as is WV. (We posted about this topic before.) He says he is merely trying to draw attention to the problem. Many people are offended or angered by the suggestion.

Al Stamps, who owns a restaurant in Jackson, said it is “absurd” for the state to consider telling him which customers he can’t serve. He and his wife, Kim, do a bustling lunch business at Cool Al’s, which serves big burgers — beef or veggie — and specialty foods like “Sassy Momma Sweet Potato Fries.”

“There is a better way to deal with health issues than to impose those kind of regulations,” Al Stamps said. “I’m sorry — you can’t do it by treating adults like children and telling them what they can and cannot eat.”

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