Posted on 03/23/2005 1:19:07 AM PST by JohnHuang2
Washington is hothouse for nutty ideas — and not just in Congress and the federal bureaucracy. D.C. lawmakers are equally capable of generating bad proposals. Councilmember David Catania is pushing the Prescription Drug Compulsory Manufacture License Act. Put simply, Mr. Catania wants to steal the drugmakers' patents. Standing in his way is the 5th Amendment, which limits the power of government to take private property. Which means the city would have to pay for anything it seizes.
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Does he know Marion Berry?.....and I don't mean the pie.....
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