Democracy is alive!

The United States is a wonderful place to live. We enjoy the most wonderful freedoms. We are awarded with life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Our voices are able to be heard. We are able to vote and influence the passing of laws and approval of law makers. For the most part, our lawmakers do a good job. Sometimes, however, very peculiar laws are passed which makes you wonder what they spend their time and our money doing...

For instance, in Alabama, there is a law that prohibits the playing of Dominoes on Sunday. In California, sunshine is guaranteed to the masses, but animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.

A law in Florida mandates that men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown and another that determines that having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal.

The list goes on and on. (click here to view more wacky laws, also the source for the aforementioned laws)

Amidst all these most special laws is an occasional law that sounds a bit off-the-wall or extreme, but actually makes for a better world and a safer place to live. Though I'm sure the porcupines appreciate the Florida law (not quite sure if they would be the ones to press charges or accept the winnings from court proceedings, but...), there's a bill, working to become a law, that is more practical, and one that I appreciate and support (though I find somewhat disturbing. I cringed when I read the article).

This one comes from the Pelican State, the bayou, a place where Gumbo is grand and crawdads are creepy big, the great state of Louisiana. The bill, Senate Bill 143, which provides judges with the ability to sentence chemical castration on those convicted of sex crimes including aggravated rape, simple rape and indecent behavior with a juvenile, AND makes chemical castration mandatory for second time sex offenders (though the defendant may opt to have physical castration performed instead), recently passed the Senate and is making its way to the House.

This is big time. The bill passed in the Senate 32-3. I'm very much interested to see how well it does in the House. It's great to see that Democracy is still alive and we can defend against disgusting child predators. I think this may teach some of them a wonderful lesson and let them understand that we're not messing around (no pun intended). Now, if only California would pass that bill in our state so as to help protect my future children from scary people.


Oh, and if you ever venture to Louisiana, just remember: It is illegal to rob a bank and then shoot at the bank teller with a water pistol.

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