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macadoo · Joined: 24 Jun 2006 Posts: 51

Since the U.S. has the highest incarceration rate of any industrialized nation in the world, it's time we start repealing laws instead of making new ones. My contention is that we are in a nanny state and don't need the government to protect us from ourselves. Here is your chance to post laws which you think no longer or never did serve an interest to society. I would love to see some of the most arcane laws you can find.

Here's mine to start:
The Michigan Supreme Court has now ruled that you no longer have to be intoxicated to be convicted of drugged driving, you just have to have THC in your system.

micfranklin · Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 1:51 pm Post subject:

There are so many stupid laws in existence that giving one out on this site would be an understatement.

micfranklin · Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 1:54 pm Post subject:

Read everything here, and you will see how senseless this stuff is.

http://www.dumblaws.com/

Ek0nomik · Joined: 17 Jul 2005 Posts: 2065 Location: La Fleur

micfranklin wrote: Read everything here, and you will see how senseless this stuff is.

http://www.dumblaws.com/

First off, if that Punch George W ad pops up for you, take a look at the face they have on him. It practically looks nothing like him.

Second of all, are all of these real?

I live in WI, so I checked some of these out.

"It is illegal to cut a woman's hair." I am confused...

Stygma · Joined: 28 Sep 2005 Posts: 1346 Location: Boulder, Colorado

Antitrust

Siberian Fox · Joined: 27 Jul 2006 Posts: 118 Location: California

One stupid law is that in the US, police can't shoot at criminals under most circumstances, but yet citizens pay for thier jail.

Enoch · Joined: 29 Aug 2005 Posts: 9382

Inheritance tax...to name one.

George W Bush · Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 8:42 pm Post subject:

God, where do I start?

Heres a few Ive had gripes about in the passed:

- Tint window laws
- Cursing in public laws
- Marijuana Laws
- Selective Service laws (gender specific, biased)

if theres more i can think of i'll post em.

DarthFluffy · Joined: 01 May 2006 Posts: 46

Current American drug laws, for about a dozen reasons.

sparsely · Joined: 20 May 2006 Posts: 2296 Location: Passamaquoddy

"Blue" laws curtailing alcohol sales to adults, laws against prostitution, drug prohibition, federal income taxes, censorship, DMCA & file-sharing, immigration laws..dang, there's really not all that many I do agree with :-P

TNBiologist · Joined: 31 Jan 2006 Posts: 962 Location: Tennessee

Just off the top of my head:

-Blue laws (regulate activites on Sundays)
-Some of the drug laws (mainly marajunia)
-Affirmative Action
-Federal Income Tax laws (uncostitutional)

micfranklin · Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 2:03 pm Post subject:

-Censorship (obviously)
-Patriot Act
-drug laws
-driving laws (some of them)
-Bills
-Gun control laws
-Drafting laws

George W Bush · Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 4:31 pm Post subject:

TNBiologist wrote: Just off the top of my head:

-Blue laws (regulate activites on Sundays)

never knew what these were called. I always thought they were some religious exploitation of government.

at any rate, here in PA, it is actually against the law to sell cars on sunday. :shock:

Which i now add to my list of STUPID laws.

BigOMG · Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 9:35 pm Post subject:

micfranklin wrote: Read everything here, and you will see how senseless this stuff is.

http://www.dumblaws.com/

Gotta love Texas!

"Up to a felony charge can be levied for promoting the use of, or owning more than six dildos.:

And Florida:

"Having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal." (No friggin kidding.)

Kentucky: "One may not dye a duckling blue and offer it for sale unless more than six are for sale at once." (WTF)

Indiana, "A man over the age of 18 may be arrested for statutory rape if the passenger in his car is not wearing her socks and shoes, and is under the age of 17." huh???

Georgia, "Donkeys may not be kept in bathtubs." Could this have been that big of a problem??

Michigan, "It is illegal to kill a dog using a decompression chamber.". Again WTF?

Wolverine · Joined: 15 Jul 2005 Posts: 11048 Location: Podunk, Colorado

Gun Laws for sure... after that... drug laws... Patriot Act, Endangered Species Act, ect.

Superfly · Joined: 07 Apr 2006 Posts: 5250 Location: Tornado Alley

BigOMG wrote: micfranklin wrote: Read everything here, and you will see how senseless this stuff is.

http://www.dumblaws.com/

Gotta love Texas!

"Up to a felony charge can be levied for promoting the use of, or owning more than six dildos.:

And Florida:

"Having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal." (No friggin kidding.)

Kentucky: "One may not dye a duckling blue and offer it for sale unless more than six are for sale at once." (WTF)

Indiana, "A man over the age of 18 may be arrested for statutory rape if the passenger in his car is not wearing her socks and shoes, and is under the age of 17." huh???

Georgia, "Donkeys may not be kept in bathtubs." Could this have been that big of a problem??

Michigan, "It is illegal to kill a dog using a decompression chamber.". Again WTF?

You know what this means? There has to be a reason for these laws to be made. That means that somebody, somewhere killed (or attempted to kill) a dog using a decompression chamber.

:shock: :lol:

sparsely · Joined: 20 May 2006 Posts: 2296 Location: Passamaquoddy

BigOMG wrote: micfranklin wrote: Read everything here, and you will see how senseless this stuff is.

http://www.dumblaws.com/

Gotta love Texas!

"Up to a felony charge can be levied for promoting the use of, or owning more than six dildos.:

The first Texas law listed is more disturbing than that:

Quote: The Texas Constitution
Article 1 - BILL OF RIGHTS
Section 4 - RELIGIOUS TESTS

No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office, or public trust, in this State; nor shall any one be excluded from holding office on account of his religious sentiments, provided he acknowledge the existence of a Supreme Being.

macadoo · Joined: 24 Jun 2006 Posts: 51

BigOMG wrote: micfranklin wrote: Read everything here, and you will see how senseless this stuff is.

http://www.dumblaws.com/

Michigan, "It is illegal to kill a dog using a decompression chamber.". Again WTF?

Apparently trying to kill the dog was just not quite enough "against the law".

:roll:

Izzibeth · Joined: 12 May 2006 Posts: 423

sparsely wrote:

The first Texas law listed is more disturbing than that:

Quote: The Texas Constitution
Article 1 - BILL OF RIGHTS
Section 4 - RELIGIOUS TESTS

No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office, or public trust, in this State; nor shall any one be excluded from holding office on account of his religious sentiments, provided he acknowledge the existence of a Supreme Being.

haha.. that one is funny. ^_^ :lol:

TNBiologist · Joined: 31 Jan 2006 Posts: 962 Location: Tennessee

Superfly wrote: BigOMG wrote: micfranklin wrote: Read everything here, and you will see how senseless this stuff is.

http://www.dumblaws.com/

Gotta love Texas!

"Up to a felony charge can be levied for promoting the use of, or owning more than six dildos.:

And Florida:

"Having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal." (No friggin kidding.)

Kentucky: "One may not dye a duckling blue and offer it for sale unless more than six are for sale at once." (WTF)

Indiana, "A man over the age of 18 may be arrested for statutory rape if the passenger in his car is not wearing her socks and shoes, and is under the age of 17." huh???

Georgia, "Donkeys may not be kept in bathtubs." Could this have been that big of a problem??

Michigan, "It is illegal to kill a dog using a decompression chamber.". Again WTF?

You know what this means? There has to be a reason for these laws to be made. That means that somebody, somewhere killed (or attempted to kill) a dog using a decompression chamber.

:shock: :lol:

But does that mean someone tried to have sex with a porcupine in FL?