Posted on 12/10/2002 10:40:17 AM PST by Helms
Give me an example if you will so I may see your point.
Prohibition. On Day X alcohol was perfectly legal and on Day Y it was illegal and then on Day Z it was legal again. Did alcohol transfrom overnight from a good substance to a bad substance to again being a good substance? No. Alcohol remained the same as it ever was, the only thing that changed was its standing before the law.
In North Dakota It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes on.
In PA, You may not sing in the bathtub.
In NY, While riding in an elevator, one must talk to no one, and fold his hands while looking toward the door.
Now, since these things are illegal, they are obviously bad, uncaring, and selfish. Why? Or am I right?
The mere possession of a lottery ticket is illegal in North Carolina and may result in a $2,000 fine.
Are you serious? Yes, they could have been all these things. You need to apply them to the time they were contructed and use them in context!
There has to be a reason the laws were put into place no matter how stupid they may seem today. If your going to go singing loudly and badly in your bath at two in the morning in a hotel having no regard for the person in the next room needing to get sleep....that's pretty selfish wouldn't you think?
No, but I think I met a relative of yours named Buster
Homeland Security Briefing
Tom Ridge.....Darrell Hammond
Craig Fenson.....Robert DeNiro
Reporter #1......Maya Rudolph
Reporter #2.....Jimmy Fallon
Reporter #3.....Jeff Richards
Tom Ridge: Good afternoon! Before we begin today's briefing, I wish to announce that, on the basis of change in the nature of Al-Queda chatter, we are changing the current threat level to Magenta. Let me repeat: the threat level is now.. Magenta. What is Magenta? It's a darker maroon. It's not quite an ox blood. It's more plum color than.. say.. a crimson. How serious is it? [ sighs ] I honestly don't have an answer for that. We'll try to have that for you by early in the week. In any case, I'd like to introduce Craig Fenson, the new senior spokesman for the office of Homeland Security, and he'll be happy to take your questions.
Craig Fenson: Good afternoon. In the past few weeks, through our national hotline, we have collected hundreds of names of suspected terrorists, and I'm proud to say that most of the calls have come from high school and college students nationwide. In fact, we received over 475 calls alone regarding this man: M'Balz Es-Hari. We also received information on such nefarious terrorists such as Graabir Boubi, and Haid D'Salaami and.. let this be a message to you, Haid D'Salaami: we will not play your dangerous games We are also currently searching for a man we believe to be a Al Queda leutinant: Hous Bin Pharteen, his cousin I-Bin Pharteen, and their close companion I-Zheet M'Drurz. Question over there?
Reporter #1: Is there a way to identify Hous Bin Pharteen?
Craig Fenson: Ah.. our operatives have picked up his scent. Also, according to our intelligence, he is targeting gas refineries, fertilizer plants, and, oddly enough, baked bean canneries. He is a silent, but deadly killer.
Reporter #2: What can you tell us about I-Zheet M'Drurz?
Craig Fenson: We're told that, when he was fleeing the scene of his last attack, he left skidmarks. He is extremely dangerous. Our sources say that he is planning on attacking the New York City sewer system with what we believe it is to be a dirty bomb.
Reporter #3: Do you have any other names you're willing to release?
Craig Fenson: Yes! Please call our hotline at once if you have any information on the following men: Shaif Hirboush.. Al-Suq Akweer.. Mustaf Herod Apyur Poupr. I hope I got that right! Awan Afuqya.. Yul Strokheet Al-Wauch.. Apul Madeek - who we believe will be targeting adult bookstores sometime in the near future. And this man, the notorious Yuliqa M'Diq, A.K.A. Uwana M'Diq, A.K.A. Usuqa M'Diq. Uh.. thank you, that is all, and, "Live, from New York, it's Saturday Night!"
Thats not what the law said. And you know it. Your super stretch is signs that you know you have been proven wrong.
So is an open empty container of alcohol OR any thing that might contain Alcohol. (cough syrup)
Because you can go and find some arcane, out of context laws, does not demean the validy of my point.
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