Image via Wikipedia One of the latest trends in the criminalization of normal conduct is the enactment of laws banning the use of cell phones and/or texting while driving a car. Despite the plethora of laws already in existence to regulate the minutia of citizen conduct, many lawmakers as well as Oprah Winfrey have decided the scourge of cell phone users must be reigned in as well. As a … [Read more...]
McCain and Lieberman introduce legislation to free the terrorists and make evidence against them inadmissible in court
Image via Wikipedia John McCain and Joe Lieberman have introduced legislation which could force courts to release terrorists who attack the United States by making evidence against those terrorists inadmissible in court. This outcome is not their goal, but in a fervor of pathetic political pandering they have introduced a bill that specifically prohibits arresting authorities from reading … [Read more...]
Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act is not necessarily simple or fair.
Image by blmurch via Flickr A new tax bill has been introduced which proposes an odd mix of changes to the tax code while legalizing some things and escalating the criminality of others. The so-called Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010 (S. 3018) has been introduced by Senator Wyden (D-Oregon) and co-sponsored by Senator Judd Gregg (R-New Hampshire), which claims to make the … [Read more...]
South Carolina proposal to ban federal currency – where do they get these politicians?
Image via Wikipedia South Carolina Republican State Representative Mike Pitts has introduced a proposal into the South Carolina legislature to ban the use of federal currency in that state. Rep. Pitts believes that the entire U.S. currency system is about to implode, and the only way to protect South Carolinians is to impose a requirement that transactions be conducted with silver and gold … [Read more...]
