7 New Laws to watch out for (Pirates Post)

Posted by richrobinson 11 years, 3 months ago to The Gulch: General
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This is a re-pots of Pirate thread that was hijacked.
SOURCE URL: http://www.offthegridnews.com/?powerpress_pinw=40923-podcast


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  • Posted by LetsShrug 11 years, 3 months ago
    It took me 17 interrupted chunks of time to listen to all of this...I liked it a lot though. They are to the point "we are raising dumb kids who can't defend themselves intellectually..." yes! Nice to know there are more voices are there. How did you find this Pirate? (Thanks for reposting --or repotsing--this link, Rich. Separate from the hijacked post.)
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  • Posted by $ Maphesdus 11 years, 3 months ago
    Here's the list of the seven laws in the order they were presented:

    1. Connecticut law requiring registration of all assault rifles [BAD]
    2. Nationwide ban on incandescent light bulbs [BAD]
    3. California AB 1266 - protects the rights of transgender children in school [GOOD]
    4. New York Ban on Horse Drawn Carriages [BAD]
    5. D.C. law requiring re-registration of guns that were already registered [BAD]
    6. Illinois ban on talking on a cell phone while driving [GOOD]
    7. California AB 60 - allows undocumented immigrants to obtain a driver's license [DEBATABLE]

    Personally, I've generally been indifferent on the issue of gun registration, though I support people's right to own guns. But I suppose I can understand people's fear that registration leads to confiscation.

    The ban on incandescent light bulbs is dumb. The free market should decide which products succeed and which ones don't. Trying to legislate success doesn't work.

    We've already thoroughly gone over the California bill protecting transgender students in the other topic.

    The New York ban on horse drawn carriages is incredibly stupid. Horses have been beasts of burden in Western civilization for thousands of years. Trying to change that is irrational. I think this bill was being pushed by PETA, wasn't it?

    Citizens of Washington, D.C have been legally required to register their guns for a while now, but this new law requires them to register their guns again for some reason. I don't see what the purpose of that is. This law makes no sense.

    The Illinois law banning talking on a cell phone while driving seems fine to me. A driver should be free from all distractions. One of the guys says that he believes that some people can drink and drive safely, which is absurd.

    California's new law allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain a driver's license seems sort of rational, but I can also see the argument against it. I mean, personally, I think we should have free and open immigration, but I recognize that isn't possible with a massive government welfare system in place.

    So out of this list we've got four bad laws, two good ones, and one law which is debatable.
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