I’m Under Arrest for What? Fifty Bizarre U.S. Laws

Divine Caroline ^ | Dec 25,2011 | By:  Annie Tucker Morgan

[diverteach]

I’ve never claimed to have extensive knowledge of U.S. legislation throughout history but it’s safe to say that I and most people I associate with are law-abiding citizens … or not As it turns out, every state in this country has at least one wacky legal stipulation that could land residents in hot water if they don’t comply Don’t say I didn’t warn you. Alabama It’s illegal to wear a fake mustache that causes laughter in church Alaska Whispering in while he’s moose hunting is

[diverteach]

You couldn't make these laws up.

[Brilliant]

It’s illegal to paint a sparrow with the intent of selling it as a parakeet

[Safetgiver]

LOL! Actually if you look at some of these (taking the century it came out of in your imagination) Some of them make sense.(for a time long, long ago.)

[martin_fierro]

"Did you really think that we want those laws to be observed?" said Dr. Ferris. "We want them broken. You'd better get it straight that it's not a bunch of boy scouts you're up against - then you'll know that this is not the age for beautiful gestures. We're after power and we mean it. You fellows were pikers, but we know the real trick, and you'd better get wise to it. There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? What's there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed nor enforced nor objectively interpreted - and you create a nation of law-breakers - and then you cash in on guilt. Now that's the system, Mr. Rearden, that's the game, and once you understand it, you'll be much easier to deal with."

-- Atlas Shrugged

[Darkwolf377]

“Becoming president when you weren’t born here is against the law? Ha ha, oh, seriously, what’s with the handcuffs...?”

If only...

[umgud]

Gov’t can pick and choose which laws they want to enforce, but us serfs can’t pick which laws to obey.

[expat1000]

All laws should have a sunset clause. Renew it every 10 or 15 years or it ceases to exist. That would make the politicians more responsible also - they would have to take a stance on whether or not to extend the law.

[ravenwolf]

“Did you really think that we want those laws to be observed?”

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That is exactly right, law makers and law enforcement, do not take their job lightly, when it comes to controlling us peons.

[dog breath]

Most urban areas still have old laws buried in the archives about spittoons and horses in the city, they never seem to actually remove too many laws, they just forget them after they cease to be relevant.

[Calvin Locke]

It’s illegal to paint a sparrow with the intent of selling it as a parakeet

Yeah, well, I'm wondering why that particular act of fraud and misrepresentation was singled out specifically.

Now I'm wondering exactly what were the "accepted" acts of fraud and misrepresentation...

[FreedomPoster]

See the first quote on my FR profile page.

[FreedomPoster]

You beat me to it. That’s the first quote on my profile page.

[philman_36]

How in the world did this one from my neck of the woods not make the list?
Port Arthur, Texas: Obnoxious odors may not be emitted while in an elevator.

Clench those cheeks tight!

[hosepipe]

The Federal, State and local governments can TAX you on property YOU OWN..

thereby forcing you to pay RENT on it..
i.e. various kinds of property taxes..

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

A lot of those are dubious. Indiana never passed a law legislating the value of PI, for instance, though the legislature did consider such and act, in the late 1800’s. (It’s a long story.)

Until recently it actually was illegal for an Indian (woo-woo Indian, not Hindu) to spend the night in Boston. It goes back to an old Massachusetts law dating to the time of King Phillip’s War, when Indians infiltrated the major cities of New England and rose up one night and slaughtered the white colonist. Over the course of King Phillip’s War one fouth of the white population of New England died, and almost all the Indians were killed or exiled to New York and Canada. 12 Cities were burned to ground, including Providence.

[liberateUS]

They forgot to mention the new NDAA, where the gov’t can declare you a terrorist and make you disappear.

[Sapwolf]

I’d keep that Michigan law banning women from cutting their hair without their husbands permission.

I’d expand it though to not allow women to cut their hair at all until it touches the ground.

Long hair on a wife has proven to be an effective way to .......keep a marriage strong.

And if we are gonna micromanage like a bunch of lefties, let’s do it right.

[Quix]

Joya ping

[bvw]

BS. No cites, most of these are fictions.

[Moose Burger]

I can picture the conversation. “What? It’s not illegal to paint a sparrow with the intent of selling it as a parakeet” “Yeah, well, now it is (signs)”