Correction to Previous Post

CORRECTION:
When I first heard of this they were quoting Republicans in the state legislature which led to the impression that this was a Republican sponsored idea, but per the article linked above, the sponsor is a Democrat. (I also assumed he was a Republican as the area he represents is far away from the usual Democratic parts of the state.) The argument still holds as to why legislators should stay out of this, but we can't blame the Republicans for this idea.