[supercat]

Now, Senate Bill 5148, introduced this month by Senator Jeanne E. Kohl-Welles, a Democrat, would repeal the law, which makes it a misdemeanor to slander any woman older than 12 - other than prostitutes - by uttering "any false or defamatory words or language which shall injure or impair the reputation of any such female for virtue or chastity or which shall expose her to hatred, contempt or ridicule."

Uh oh... Stephen the Shark (soundpolitics.com) had better watch what he says about the governor-select, lest he expose her to hatred, contempt, or ridicule.

[conservative in nyc]

I wouldn't worry about uttering words that expose the Governor-select to hatred, contempt, or ridicule. They're also TRUE, which would be the ultimate defense. Just like calling a slut a slut wouldn't be a crime under current Washington law.

Case dismissed.

By the way, I wonder how Sen. Kohl-Welles feels about contractual set-asides for women-owned business. By her own feminist logic, she should be opposed, since those laws assume women are too weak to compete in the business world.