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To: patton
We could repeal the mass of laws suffocating our lives and still remain civilized. Half the government could disappear and no one would notice. People always make a case for yet more regulation. I have yet to witness one person making a case for more freedom.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

13 posted on 06/24/2007 7:07:10 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: goldstategop

In Ottumwa, Iowa, “It is unlawful for any male person, within the corporate limits of the (city), to wink at any female person with whom he is unacquainted.”

In Los Angeles, you cannot bathe two babies in the same tub at the same time.

In Carmel, N.Y., a man can’t go outside while wearing a jacket and pants that do not match.

In St. Louis, it’s illegal to sit on the curb of any city street and drink beer from a bucket.

In Hartford, Conn., you aren’t allowed to cross a street while walking on your hands.

In Baltimore, it’s illegal to throw bales of hay from a second-story window within the city limits. It’s also illegal to take a lion to the movies.

In Oxford, Ohio, it’s illegal for a woman to strip off her clothing while standing in front of a man’s picture.

In Carrizozo, N.M., it’s forbidden for a female to appear unshaven in public (includes legs and face).

In Pennsylvania it is illegal to have over 16 women live in a house together because that constitutes a brothel...however up to 120 men can live together, without breaking the law.

In Michigan, a woman isn’t allowed to cut her own hair without her husband’s permission.


14 posted on 06/24/2007 7:14:56 AM PDT by patton (19yrs ... only 4,981yrs to go ;))
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To: goldstategop
I have yet to witness one person making a case for more freedom.

Ron Paul has been doing just that for decades.
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24 posted on 06/24/2007 10:02:24 AM PDT by radioman
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