Wyoming to Consider Buying an Aircraft Carrier
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Legislatures at Work
Bill Would Ban Using Human Fetuses in Food, Just in Case Anybody’s Thinking of Doing That
Oklahoma state senator Ralph Shortey is concerned about the possibility that some nefarious person or entity is using aborted human fetuses in food, and has introduced legislation to put a stop to this. Or, to keep it from starting, because…
Penguin Defecates in Kentucky Legislature
I don’t know about you, but I for one am sick and tired of these penguins befouling our nation’s halls of government. Seems like everytime you turn around, there’s another penguin pooping in a legislature. Can the candidates take this…
Feinstein Bill a Great Step Forward for the Illusion of Civil Rights
While most people were getting ready for New Year's, President Obama was happily signing the National Defense Authorization Act (as Jonathan Turley discusses here). As you may recall, the NDAA contains a hilarious provision that requires anyone accused of terrorism to be detained…
Governor Praises Legislature for Mountain-Lion-Stuffing Bill
Here's the right way to use a "signing statement": To the Members of the California State Senate: I am signing SB 769, which allows for a dead mountain lion to be stuffed and displayed. This presumably important bill earned overwhelming support [from] both…
Tear-Gas Filibuster Fails in South Korea
One of the many things I will be giving thanks for tomorrow is the South Korean legislature: Just to be clear, this wasn't tear gas "fired at S. Korea lawmakers" by some outsider – it was fired at them by…
Illinois Legislature Overrides Veto, Legalizes Roadkill Collection
Well, it has been a real roller-coaster ride for those of us following the status of roadkill legislation in Illinois. In May, we learned that HB 3178 had been passed by the Illinois Legislature, thereby clarifying that it was not…
Australians: Insult Minister O’Brien Now While It’s Still Legal
If you think Victoria's Minister for Gaming is kind of a dick (or whatever the equivalent is in Australian), now's the time to say so. A bill is currently pending there that, if it passes, would make it a criminal…
Kansas Budget Battle Says “OK!” to Domestic Violence
That's a slight exaggeration, depending on who you ask. According to this report (also this one), no one is currently being prosecuted for misdemeanor acts of domestic violence committed in Topeka, Kansas, because of a dispute between the city and county…
San Francisco Manages to Spend $700K for a Wheelchair Ramp
I couldn't be more in favor of full access for the handicapped – just suggesting that the cost of building a ramp should be something less than $700,000. The San Francisco Chronicle reported yesterday that a 10-foot ramp being installed in…