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Archive for March, 2008
I found this post on a real estate blog called blue roof… go figure, it’s great though. Go Blue Roof. Looking for Utah real estate? check em out.
The Under the new rules, the limit to how much alcohol that can be poured into a drink has been increased from 1 once to 1.5 ounces. That’s the only sane part. But, now you can no longer order a “sidecar”, or an additional shot of that alcohol that we locals have been forced to order so we can “spike” our drinks and give them a normal ratio of alcohol. You can have a shot of liquor in front of you with a drink, but now you can not have a shot of the same type of alcohol that is in your drink. So, if you are drinking a Margarita you can have a shot of vodka or rum or bourbon, but not a shot of tequila. Smart… Now, I’ll just order two shots of Jack Daniels and a regular coke and pour both shots into my coke. These are the stupid things we adults need to do in Utah to have a normal drink. Also, wine coolers and flavored malt beverages will only be sold in state liquor stores, so now that $6 six-pack of wine cooler (which are just as weak as beer) will cost you $9 with the state liquor store mark-up of over 40%. The reasoning is that if kids see fruity drinks in the grocery store they will; A) Steal the drinks (meaning kids here are all thief’s) or they will B) Simply want to drink because they see these tempting fruity drinks. Because that’s why kids drink alcolhol, right? For the fruity taste! I mean, they can’t get fruity drinks anywhere else, right? So now, thanks to our intellectually-challenged state legislature, kids will not be drinking anymore in Utah because they won’t see fruity drinks at Albertsons… And, of course, you still cannot ship wine into or out of the state and beer is 3.2% alcohol unlike every other state, where it’s 6%, because our lawmakers get a kick out of changing laws and rules about things they know nothing about (which is most everything). Here is my solution; Why not let adults drink whatever kind of alcohol they want, and let bars make the drinks the way they want, like in other states, and then punish alcohol-related crimes much more severely? Isn’t that supposed to be the whole goal, to get rid of the bad things that can happen when people are drinking? Here’s the ironic part of the whole thing- telling me I can’t have a shot of tequila on the table at the same time as my margarita does not make me drink less tequila, it makes me drink more. When the waitress gets to my table with my shot, I have to “chug” my margarita so I can then have my shot. And then I have to order another margarita
because I just chugged mine. Most people don’t drink shots, they drink mixed drinks or beer and they order a round of shots that sit on the table until everyone takes the shot together. In Utah, we have to do shots of our mixed drinks and beers so that we can do shots of liquor. Our legislature is so smart…
Michigan has repealed most of its silly laws, but every Yuletide it turns into a Grinch. It’s against the law to serve alcohol on Christmas Day, even in restaurants serving holiday buffets. And silliness persists at the local level. Anyway, here is a small summary of some US beer laws that some micro brewers and beer lovers have issues with. Ask the members of Georgians for World Class Beer. They’ve been lobbying state legislators to repeal a 1935 law prohibiting the sale of beer having more than six percent alcohol. This archaic definition of “beer” keeps Belgian dubbels and tripels, German doppelbocks, and American barleywines off the store shelves. A bill that would have repealed the six-percent limit was defeated once again last year. Opponents of repeal carried the day with the age-old argument: extra-strength beers would end up in the hands of teenagers looking for a quick buzz. Never mind that a high-schooler’s beer of choice is more likely to be Molson Ice than Paulaner Salvator. Georgia’s strong-beer prohibition is nothing compared to Utah’s 3.2-percent limit on draft beer, which earned the state worldwide notoriety during the Winter Olympics. If you’ve had a pint of bitter in a British pub or a mug of Czech lager in a Prague beer hall, you know it’s possible to brew great beer with a relatively low alcohol content. But that isn’t the point: Utah’s 3.2 law prevents that state’s craft brewers from turning out a wide range of styles. Until recently, florida-stupid-laws/" title="silly and dumb laws florida state">Florida, the state that invented Spring Break, had one of the nation’s silliest beer laws. Passed in 1965, it required containers to be one of four sizes: eight, 12, 24, or 32 ounces. The law, a by-product of a long-forgotten spat between Anheuser-Busch and Miller Brewing, posed no problem for the brewing giants. But craft brewers that preferred 22-ounce “bombers,” and European brewers using metric-sized bottles, were out of luck. Lawmakers not only dictate what beers you can drink, but where and when you can buy them. Many states ban the sale of beer in grocery stores. Oklahoma goes one step further, forcing its citizens to go to state liquor stores to buy beer stronger than 3.2 percent. In Connecticut, beer can’t be sold after 8 pm, bringing to mind Yogi Berra’s line, “It gets late out early.” And Sunday remains a hit-or-miss proposition for traveling beer lovers; archaic blue laws ban package sales, and, in some states, force bars to close.
Now my fave is the one about dying in Parliament. I wonder how you would enforce that since if you died, you most likely can not be jailed or fined. Maybe they are trying to curb people being plain bored to death while listening to the politicians. Ten stupidest laws are named - These are the stupidest laws, according to percentage share of public vote. Most ridiculous British laws: 1. It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament (27%) Most lame laws elsewhere: 1. In Ohio, it is illegal to get a fish drunk (9%)
It also seems that during this survey, nearly half of those surveyed admitted to breaking the ban on eating mince pies on Christmas Day, which dates back to the 17th century and was originally designed to outlaw gluttony during the rule of the Puritan Oliver Crowmell. Now thats a lot of law breakers in the UK.
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By Steven Kreytak Friday, March 21, 2008 An Austin defense lawyer was jailed last week after being accused of making a lewd gesture at a judge while in court representing a client on charges of driving while intoxicated. Adam Reposa, 33, was held in contempt of court by County-Court-at-Law Judge Jan Breland for his “intentional and contumacious conduct during the court’s review of the plea bargain offer to his client before jury trial.” Reposa, who could not be reached for comment, “made a simulated masturbatory gesture with his hand while making eye contact with the court in response to an objection by the state to his interference with the court plea bargain inquiry,” Breland wrote in a judgment of criminal contempt of court filed March 11. Breland, who also could not be reached, noted that she and prosecutor Richard Gentry witnessed the gesture and “acknowledged so on the record.” Breland ordered Reposa taken into custody and returned to court the next morning for a sentencing hearing. Handwritten on the bottom of the order above the initials “JB” was: “No bond without my approval.”
Cop flips on kids for skating downtown in Hot Springs Arkansas. Jarad Graham, Drew Irwin, Skylar Nalls, Matt McCormack, Robbie Brindley, & Casey Canterbury get arrested. I love to bring you these stories, let me guess…..the cop jumped him because he was “disorderly”, refusing to dive to the concrete when the officer ordered him to. WTF America, when are we going to stop and smell the roses that the Government, and specifically the Policing forces of the US are fucked. Who on Earth can justify the way the cop grabs the other “child” after he cant catch the other kid. They are brutal, out of hand, and truly believe they are untouchable. THE POLICE! We are not an anti-government site, nor have any public persuasion to one party or another. But we call bullshit when we see it. Take a look for yourself, and we encourage you to fallow up on the numbers below to complain about police brutality. T
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Jefferson eyes bong-sale ban Wednesday, March 19, 2008We’ve included this informational video for those of you who need to learn about the horrors of Marijuana, and how to spot illegal paraphernalia. JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP — Local bong sales could go up in smoke beginning with a council discussion tonight. The council agenda includes a sample drug-paraphernalia ordinance outlawing a long list of “all equipment, products and materials of any kind” that could be used for “introducing into the human body a controlled dangerous substance.” The law echoes state statute. However, while the state law limits having the paraphernalia in the context of possession or distribution of drugs, the Jefferson ordinance to be discussed could outlaw the sale of anything in the township that could be construed as paraphernalia in the township without a connection to having or selling controlled substances. Jefferson police Lt. Eric Wilsusen said Jefferson police are looking to limit the sale of potential drug tools and apparatus in two particular Route 15 gas stations. The Getty and Exxon stations recently sold what could be used as drug paraphernalia, particularly implements such as glass pipes and other filtration systems that could be used to smoke marijuana. Getty voluntarily removed the targeted merchandise from the store, but the counter of the Exxon store still is covered with multiple pipes and other paraphernalia that could be used to smoke marijuana. Wilsusen said the ordinance suggested by the police to the council is an attempt to avoid a drug problem, or even “nip it in the bud,” by banning the items for sale within the community. “Obviously, this concerns us,” Wilsusen said. “I guess you can claim if you’re selling these things that people are smoking tobacco out of them, but we all know what it’s used for.” Mayor Russell Felter and Township Attorney Lawrence Cohen could not be reached for comment Tuesday. Wilsusen said the Jefferson council is using an East Rutherford ordinance passed in 1984 as a template for the Jefferson law. East Rutherford police say the law has gone unchallenged and apparently has worked as it was intended. Deputy Chief Larry Minda said he considers their ordinance a success over the last two decades, especially considering the development that has sprung up with the sports complex in the borough. “It actually works well … the foresight was there,” Minda said. East Rutherford also has ordinances limiting the sale of spray paint to combat graffiti, and cracking down on public cigarette smoking by juveniles, Minda said. Like those, the local drug paraphernalia law sets the atmosphere for the town and curbs problems before they happen, he said. “I think it serves as an example and a barometer … and it’s worked out very well,” Minda said. The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey’s spokeswoman said she had not heard of the East Rutherford or Jefferson ordinances covering the sale of drug paraphernalia. Executive Director Deborah Jacobs said state law already addresses the issues clearly. “I haven’t heard from other municipalities passing ordinances like this,” she said. “I would assume it’s because state law covers this.” Current legal precedents indicate that pipes and other smoking devices sold at the Exxon and other places are legal, if their potential use for controlled substances is not advertised or otherwise specifically known by the seller. This was partially determined in such cases as the 1980 U.S. District Court decision Knoedler vs. Township of Roxbury. In the case, the owner of a shop called Nature’s Head successfully defended his rights to sell potentially unlawful drug paraphernalia. However, the judges’ opinion also said the spirit of the ordinance was well-founded, but it simply outlawed too many items that might have legal uses, such as various pipes that could also be used for tobacco. “The ordinance is aimed at a legitimate target, the sale of paraphernalia utilized in connection with illegal drugs, but its impact is too broad,” wrote Judge H. Lee Sarokin. “It is a cannon where an arrow is more appropriate.” Still, that kind of determination does not seem realistic to many people, said Wilsusen. “The last I checked, there aren’t too many people hand-rolling their cigarettes anymore … let alone smoking tobacco out of 5-foot bongs,” Wilsusen said. However, the situation could resolve itself before council even gets to vote on a potential ordinance. The unnamed manager of the Jefferson Exxon said he wants to avoid the stigma of carrying items that might run afoul of the law and said he likely will send them back with the wholesaler later this week.
Now this my friends, is some funny shite! It’s sad that the US Government goes unchecked for so long that we end up making animations about how they are screwing the American Public, for entertainment. Here, screw me, then I’ll make a funny movie about it so you can get a laugh!
Some Silly Laws in good old California as told to by a fairly smart dude! Let’s take a little trip down taxpayer lane and see what our good hard earned cash is spent on by the government. Basicaly as I see it, they make up new laws so that they have plenty of justification for paying themselves $200,000 a year. No new law making, no jobs for lawmakers! Due you really think that there are laws that just “slipped the mind” of lawmakers over the past 200 years. NO, THEY KEEP SPENDING OUR MONEY, TO HAVE JOBS!
texas dildo law 5 dildo limit or a felony"> You can check out the Dildo Diaries to watch great lawmaking Years after GWB left the Governor’s mansion, the Great State of Texas seems to continue to be obsessed with dildos. I reported on Feb. 13 in Texas Dildo Law Goes Limp that the Fifth Circuit struck down Texas’ Saudi-esque “obscene devices” law.If you have 6 or more dildos, Texas declares that you have ‘intent to distribute‘ and therefore you are a felon. If you have less than 6 then you are merely a hobbyist, and therefore things are okay.well then, that makes sense to me. So Joe goes to prison, convicted felon… asks his fellow inmates “what are they in here for?” he gets… I robbed an old lady, I killed my wife, I got my 20th DUI. Joe looks at his peers and tells them “I got busted with a gift pack that had 6 dildos in it” It was mail order, the ad said 5, but the company threw one in for free. Damned out of state companies. Texas politicians or kings of YOUR bedroom, buy 6 rubber dongs and be a felon for life.
The brief is the same old “the sky is falling” bollocks — as if every time you touch your genitals, an angel burns to death. Now I also found this quote somewhere.
Point is.. There MUST be better things to waste taxpayer money on than arguing over how many rubber toys one may have! WTF people!!! And you gotta love laws that no one has any way to enforce. A great waste of public funds for this mighty state. more views on the absurd texas law |
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Texas, a bit reminiscent of Iran nowadays, still seems to be arguing morality laws. Many people have heard about the