Get serious. We all break laws every day and "get away with it". Let's say you drive over to the next state, conduct some business, have dinner, fill your tank with gas, buy a carton of cigarettes, and return home. Did you pay your state for the gas you imported or the cigarettes you brought in? If you're making payments on a car, did you notify the title holder, in writing, of your intention to remove the mortgaged property from the state temporarily and obtain permission to do so? In the city where I lived in the U.S. we got rid of almost a third of the ordinances. It was illegal to walk down the street carrying a lunch box. Oh, and I smuggle. Just like bringing in cigarettes from the neighboring state. When I smoked, I would take too many cigarettes into the U.S. when I visited. I also brought back too many items for friends here that faced a horrible tax if brought in by a Mexican. Hey, the government, no government, is our friend. Keep in mind, you live in a country where men armed with machine guns swoop down for non-payment of student loans and people who sell, oh, the shame, raw milk to people who want to buy raw milk. No, we all break laws every day. I grin when I hear people talking about criminals as if they weren't. I can ever remember buying raw milk. My children learned to make butter and we made cheese as a family project. It turned out pretty good. We didn't get busted.
Well said. Most of us aren't even aware of the laws we break every day. Everything, including eating, drinking and breathing is illegal.
hmmmmm, one law I could break and get away with it free & clear. lemmesee, Yup! Got It! The Law of Entropy!!!
Have you been to a law library? There are millions of books full of laws, intreptations of those laws by courts, etc., etc. Somewhere there is a law still on the books, mandating someone run in front of your car waving a red lantern to warn people and horses.
I believe he was talking about eating, drinking and breathing which may be regulated but to the best of my knowledge, in spite of those books full of laws - are still legal. I know you're Not Amused, and I agree with your premise, (just lighten up a bit)
My point is, even with eating, drinking, or breathing, you can't know if there are any laws. Some possible laws Are any "fish on Friday" laws on the books in areas that were all Catholic? Are there any prohibition era drinking laws still on the books? Are there any laws against Coke or 7UP, because of their ingredients (7UP originally contained lithium, an antidepressant).
Pretty much this. Everyone breaks many minor rules and laws everyday and gets away with it. Most aren't really taken too seriously.
I agree and your point is well taken. We are over-regulated including the food we eat, beverages we drink.
every law should have a sunset clause, maybe 5 years after enactment. (And, if a law passes with the slimmest of margins, 1 year). A law can't be extended another 5 years unless it has proved to be of value to the community.
lol!!! That would help keep the politicians too busy to write new laws! Well, that would be too good to be true, perhaps keep them busy enough to keep from writing as many new laws.
You catch on quick! Also, lets use the voters to vote if a law had been beneficial - that needs a 4 year sunset. It would also require the politicians to explain every law in plain language. To keep the vote from being overwhelming - the politicians can only have 100, single page (double spaced) laws on the books - they better pick the absolute best.
