Painting Too Broadly
Posted by Wyoh | Filed under Idiot Legislation, Overstepping
An enormous problem I have with most politicians is their tendency to swat flies with hammers. For an example, please see Florida SB 1246: Section 1.?(1)?A person who enters onto a farm or other 11 property where legitimate agriculture operations are being 12 conducted without the written consent of the owner, or an 13 authorized [...]
What No One’s Mentioned
Posted by Mycroft Holmes | Filed under Idiot Legislation
Right now, there’s a big kerfuffle on the right side of the internet about Obama’s plan to require or strongly encourage volunteerism among the citizenry in exchange for a $4,000 tax break. It goes something like this: you work up to 100 hours a year in some non-salaried capacity, and the federal government gives you [...]
Tags: social responsibility, socialism kills, where is the outrage?
Parting the Misty Veils of the Future…
Posted by Hazel Stone | Filed under Buttinskis, Idiot Legislation
I think my eyes might just roll out of my head*… A new report to the Connecticut state legislature shows police have used the state’s unique gun seizure law to confiscate more than 1,700 firearms from citizens based on suspicion that the gun owners might harm themselves or others. The state’s law permits police to [...]
Tags: 2nd amendment, guns are good
ROFLMA….aieeee!!
Posted by Hazel Stone | Filed under Buttinskis, Idiot Legislation
Sooo, where were we? Oh yeah…nanny-staters wasting our time and money with mind-bogglingly moronic legislation: The Illinois General Assembly bill, also known as HB 4520, was introduced in January by Rep. Ken Dunkin (D- Chicago), who then insisted: “This legislation is not laughable. On the surface it’s like, ‘Oh wow, what is this?’ But it’s [...]
Tags: death of common sense, point and laugh
Randomness
Posted by Mad Rocket Scientist | Filed under Capitalism, Do It Yourself, Guest Authors, Idiot Legislation, Litigious World, Yellow Press
First off: Sonuva… They are drilling in North Dakota! About fricking time too. Teen hops two six foot fences and ignores numerous warnings at Six Flags, GA and gets the Highlander Loser treatment. Who wants to bet his parents sue that there was not enough warning that the area under a 50 mph roller coaster [...]
Run the Bastards Out
Posted by Captain Aaron Sheffield | Filed under Guest Authors, Idiot Legislation
Run them right the hell out of town on a rail, stripped naked, and tarred and feathered. Now I know that Ted and Hazel like to keep a clean house here, so I apologize if I intrude on anyone’s delicate nature. Ya’ll can just go somewhere else for a bit. For the rest of you [...]
Tags: 2008 election, electric cars, take back your government, where is the outrage?
