[Volundr]

> It's obvious that this law is not good for the environment, consumers or grocers and is deeply unpopular.

It's not obvious to me. The article certainly attempted to make the claim, but the evidence was rough. Heck the evidence that most people find it inconvenient what that "most people don't have reusable bags with them all the time". Neither do I, yet somehow have been using them for years without issue.

> It's terrifying not knowing the underlying forces that are causing such a perversion to democracy.

Could it be that that your original thesis is wrong and it's not deeply unpopular, and not "perversion of democracy" at all?