Florida Rep. Ritch Workman has filed a bill to bring back “dwarf tossing,” which was outlawed in the state more than 20 years ago, the Palm Beach Post reports.

To be fair, Workman, R-Melbourne, is quoted as being against dwarf-tossing personally, but the government shouldn't regulate the way people live or make a living, he said.

"I would never force anybody to take this form of employment or pay to watch it," Workman told the Palm Beach Post. "I think it's repulsive and stupid. But it's none of the state's business if somebody wants to do this."

Workman is no stranger to repealing Florida laws that he feels are antiquated. Last month, he filed legislation to repeal a provision that makes it illegal in Florida for people to be "living in open adultery."

"What you do in your bedroom is your business, not the business of my great state," Workman told HLN, adding that the measure is unenforceable anyway.

But now he hopes repealing the dwarf-tossing measure can help the economy, specifically the little people. "All that it does is prevent some dwarfs from getting jobs they would be happy to get," Workman told the Palm Beach Post. "In this economy, or any economy, why would we want to prevent people from getting gainful employment?"

The Florida law, in force since 1989, bans residents "from undertaking or permitting any contest or promotion or other form of recreational activity involving exploitation endangering the health, safety, and welfare of any person with dwarfism."

Workman, born in Belleville, Ontario, is a mortgage broker. He also served in the National Guard for several years, according to the Florida House of Representatives website.


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