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To: SirJohnBarleycorn

Do you live in Indiana? If you do I hope you don't bathe during the winter, because it is against the law.

North Dakota. Better not serve beer and pretzels at the same time in a restaurant.

Don't make a funny face at a dog in Oklahoma, it's illegal.

Want to buy a beer in Pennsylvania? Better show the clerk a note from your wife, because it's required to buy alcohol there.

Don't let the police in Texas catch you drinking a beer while standing up. That's against the law.

And don't even try to bring any lollipops into Washington, because lollipops are banned there.

These are actual laws. I'm sure that you would not have any problems following them....


94 posted on 08/23/2006 5:17:41 PM PDT by frankiep (I respect Islamofacists more than the American left - at least they ADMIT that they hate the US.)
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To: frankiep

Let's go back to the speeding example.

Let's say you, the speeder, are RIGHT!

This is a country road, other similar portions of the road are posted 55 mph, there is no greater danger of "death or serious injury" from this stretch of road than from the other stretches that are posted 55 mph.

So you contact the County Commission, and you point out that it would make sense if this stretch of road was reposted from 25 to 55 mph.

The County Commission thanks you for your suggestion, but decides not to change the speed limit.

Do you believe that you personally are entitled to ignore the 25 mph posted speed limit?

Living in a republic governed by laws that derive from the collective consent of the governed has a lot of benefits. But it has a cost too - if you and those who think like you do are unable to change the laws you disagree with, you are still obligated to abide by them.


95 posted on 08/23/2006 5:25:03 PM PDT by SirJohnBarleycorn
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