So farking ridiculous. I mean, 720 laws would have been OK. 730, 740...still fine. 750, some might have said that's toeing the line, living right up to the knife's edge, playing with matches. And some of them might have been right. But 760? Jesus Christ, that's ridiculous. That's fascism. That's liberal fascism. That's against the constitution. We need to retake our country, make a law that you can't pass more than, say 600 new laws a year. No, 500. No, let's say 400 new laws a year and they have to be written in at least a 14 point font and can't be longer than 30 pages, tops. Thirty single sided pages. One inches margins required. It's time, people. It's time to bring some sanity back.

I was pleasantly surprised. Most of those laws actually made sense.

That's crazy for such a small state.

...bans stores from selling expired infant food and formula.

Those fascist liberal monsters!

Ed Finnerty: That's crazy for such a small state.

It's almost as if modern society is more complex than what it was years ago

Most of those laws make pretty good sense. I didn't see any that were truly stupid that will really impact anything of substance.

The ones that are petty and unnecessary are the open-carry ban, the facebook bullying thing, and foster care ones.

Number of laws passed in Somalia?

I wonder how many new laws submitter's state got and what they are.

Oh, and the ones that I think are excellent are:

1) Can't use credit reports as a reason not to hire someone
2) 10-Year bans for repeat DUI offenders.
3) The insurance conflict of interest re drugs thing.
4) The underage prostitution thing
5) Wine over the internet.

ginandbacon: Number of laws passed in Somalia?

None. It still remains a libertarian paradise where lightbulbs and death panels are still legal.

Cubansaltyballs: ginandbacon: Number of laws passed in Somalia?

None. It still remains a libertarian paradise where lightbulbs and death panels are still legal.

Excellent, so they are all moving there, right?

Is that lot? Without context, that number is totally meaningless.

I have no problem with most of the examples given. If that's a representative sample then I see no reason to get my knickers in a twist.

Cyber-bullying: allows schools to suspend students for bullying classmates on social networking sites such as Facebook.

Huh... this one should spark some debate. Suspend kids for off-school activity? More protection for kids who are bullied? Several sides to this issue, which I'm sure has already been covered in an earlier Fark thread.

Cubansaltyballs: Oh, and the ones that I think are excellent are:

1) Can't use credit reports as a reason not to hire someone
2) 10-Year bans for repeat DUI offenders.
3) The insurance conflict of interest re drugs thing.
4) The underage prostitution thing
5) Wine over the internet.

Oregon one-upped them on the DUI offenders. As of January 1st, even if it's your first DUI conviction, your vehicle has to have an interlock device installed.

Raves: requires any state agency that plans an event with more than 10,000 people on state property to conduct a threat assessment before the event.

I was going to make fun of the author for suggesting that California sets up raves on state property, but then I Googled it and found that indeed they do. The more you know.

Bathia_Mapes: Cubansaltyballs: Oh, and the ones that I think are excellent are:

1) Can't use credit reports as a reason not to hire someone
2) 10-Year bans for repeat DUI offenders.
3) The insurance conflict of interest re drugs thing.
4) The underage prostitution thing
5) Wine over the internet.

Oregon one-upped them on the DUI offenders. As of January 1st, even if it's your first DUI conviction, your vehicle has to have an interlock device installed.

I don't have any problems with that.

I think on DUI #3 you should get a lifetime ban on driving.

propasaurus: ...bans stores from selling expired infant food and formula.

Those fascist liberal monsters!

They just now thought of this? Wow.

Cubansaltyballs: I think on DUI #3 you should get a lifetime ban on driving.

I agree.

One Bad Apple: Cubansaltyballs: Oh, and the ones that I think are excellent are:

1) Can't use credit reports as a reason not to hire someone
2) 10-Year bans for repeat DUI offenders.
3) The insurance conflict of interest re drugs thing.
4) The underage prostitution thing
5) Wine over the internet.


So that was legal until just now ?

No, they just increased the penalties for buying/selling underage tail.

jboy: Bathia_Mapes: Cubansaltyballs: I think on DUI #3 you should get a lifetime ban on driving.

I agree.

In oregon you do. Its also a felony if the 3rd w/in 10 years. Of course by "lifetime" they mean you can petition the judge for reinstatement after 10 years at the earliest, but reinstatement is completely discretionary.

That's better than most states. If I could pass a DUI law, it would read like this:

First DUI: lose license for a year, must display a special license plate for 5 years that reads "Drunk Driver On Board", License cannot be reinstated until $10k penalty is paid and one year suspension is complete. Get caught driving under suspension? The clock resets.

Second DUI: lose license for 5 years. cannot get license back until $25k fine is paid.

Third DUI: No driving, ever. 5 years in Max sec prison.

Driving after 3rd DUI? 25 years in prison.


Watch how fast DUIs drop, and how fast Anheisher Busch deploys an army of lobbyists.

Britney Spear's Speculum: Puppies: outlaws the selling of live animals on any street, sidewalk, parking lot or other public right-of-way.

The people this targets don't give a shiat about laws.

Fine. Since they don't care, just make it easier to spot them. How about a decal of a tortilla? A corn one. Bright enough to see... perhaps yellow. Also, make it six-side so it's not confused for anything else.

I kid.

Every state got new laws.

This isn't news, it's yesterday's carwash line.

For fark's sake, this is yesterday's fourchan line.

Grow up already.

LoneWolf343: Cubansaltyballs: Can't use credit reports as a reason not to hire someone

Holy shiat, people are actually doing something about that? Awesome.

That's what I said!

California does have some good laws for employees. For example, employerscan't take away vacation time from you if you don't use it. They can't force you to buy uniforms from them. They can't deduct wages if you break or lose something. Etc..

bravian: Cubansaltyballs: 1) Can't use credit reports as a reason not to hire someone

I personally think this is a pretty stupid move. I wouldn't hire someone in a financial position with a bad credit history.

I personally wouldn't hire someone that gave a sh*t what three marketing and sales companies said about someone and couldn't flush out most crooks in the interviewing and criminal background check process.

Britney Spear's Speculum: I HATE LlBS: There those libtards go again. Oppress everyone while puttin' illegal crimmigrants on a pedestal.

Maybe you can ask Mexico for hand-outs when your state collapses under its own repressive economic weight.

The expensive non-expired formula will the be death of this great state.

I know! If companies aren't free to sell expired dairy products to infants, what's next? Soon they won't be able to sell classic Halloween costumes such as "oily rags and a lighter", the "invisible pedestrian", and the "Johnny Spaceman Suit"!


OUTRAGE!!!

bravian: /I realize shiat happens and financial histories get screwed up in a variety of ways such as divorces
//you sound like someone with a bad financial history


Not exactly. I work in network security so I know how common identity theft is, how easy it is do, and how hard it is to erase.

MrEricSir: The only one that pisses me off is the no liquor in the self-checkout thing. Fionna Ma is the anti-fun queen of the assembly.

That has nothing to do with teen drinking and everything to do with the grocery workers unions.