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In the name of job creation, Florida state Rep. Ritch Workman (R) filed a bill this week to bring back "dwarf tossing," the "barbaric and dangerous barroom spectacle that was imported from Australia and thrived briefly in Florida before it was outlawed in 1989," the Palm Beach Post reports.

Said Workman: "I'm on a quest to seek and destroy unnecessary burdens on the freedom and liberties of people. This is an example of Big Brother government. All that it does is prevent some dwarfs from getting jobs they would be happy to get."

561.665 Division to restrict licensees from permitting certain activities.—The division shall promulgate rules, to become effective no later than October 1, 1989, to prohibit every person maintaining, owning, or operating a commercial establishment located within this state at which alcoholic beverages are offered for sale on the premises, 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. For the purposes of this section, the term “dwarfism” means a disproportionate or proportionate short stature most often caused by a genetic syndrome. The division may suspend or revoke the license of and may impose a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 against any person in violation of any rule promulgated pursuant to the provisions of this section, as authorized and according to the procedures set forth in s. 561.29.

Recreational dwarf throwing can probably still take place in the great outdoors,

What about midgets? There are different classes of people who do not specifically have dwarfism but are still very small. Like, Danny DeVito...

For the purposes of this section, the term “dwarfism” means a disproportionate or proportionate short stature most often caused by a genetic syndrome.

*Cough*

I guess that covers anyone who's smaller than the person throwing them, really