Poker Police Strike Again
Reason tells us about raids in Georgia, North Carolina, and some especially dangerous card sharks in Dallas. I don’t get to play as much poker as I would like, but luckily, I’ve never been involved in a home game that was broken up by a S.W.A.T. team. I’d like to believe that this is mainly [...]
Do Smoking Bans Cause DUIs?
From the KNS: ”As the U.S. Surgeon General said last year — the debate is over, the science is clear. Secondhand smoke is a serious health hazard that causes premature death and disease in children and nonsmoking adults,” said Conte. That statement is certainly true, and I’m not contesting it. However, there is one small [...]
More Important Legislation–Wheelies
Michael Silence reports on the new “wheelie ban” in Tennessee. This piece of worthless legislation was the gift of the generous Vince Dean. There was, however some opposition. House Judiciary Chairman Rob Briley questioned the need for the legislation, since police can already pull over motorcyclists for wheelies. “We ought to leave well enough alone [...]
Marine Tattoo Ban
New regulations barring U.S. Marines from getting large tattoo: Marines already tattooed are exempt from the ban but cannot add to their designs; anyone caught with fresh ink in the wrong places could be barred from re-enlistment or face disciplinary action. Getting a prohibited tattoo could constitute a violation of a lawful order, punishable by [...]
Dollars – The American Language
One of the big issues surrounding the illegal immigration debate is language. Here in Tennessee, legislation has been sponsored to limit the languages of state documents to English only, and there have been other issues involving foreign language books in public school libraries. It seems to be old reliable for anti-immigration people–attack the fact that [...]
Professional Wrestlers Linked to Steroids?
Huh?! What?! The hell you say! Randy Orton, Ray Mysterio Jr., Edge, and Kurt Angle (Olympic gold medal in real wrestling) are all named. Okay, taking steroids without a doctor’s prescription is illegal. Oh wait, the article says they had a prescription. Either way, the gov’ment should do something about doctors prescribing dangerous steroids to [...]
Constitution
FlexYourRights.org has an in depth description of Fourth Amendment rights regarding consent to search which states that most people don’t realize that police need probable cause to search your vehicle. I think it is interesting how certain words and phrases are used to convey a message that they don’t really state. For instace, the phrase, [...]
