Legislators pass the darndest bills!
Posted on April 13, 2005 @ 9:34 am
Ripped from the headlines:
• Legislators in Idaho are hard at work on a bill that would officially recognize the “vision, talent, and creativity” of the creators of Napoleon Dynamite. An honest-to-God excerpt from the bill: “…any members of the House of Representatives or the Senate of the Legislature of the State of Idaho who choose to vote ‘Nay’ on this concurrent resolution are ‘FREAKIN’ IDIOTS!’ and run the risk of having the ‘Worst Day of Their Lives!’” Seriously.
• Clever lawmakers in West Virginia slip a minor amendment into a bill clarifying the number of members that cities can appoint to boards of parks and recreation — an amendment that makes English the official language of West Virginia. Senator Billy Wayne Bailey, the mastermind behind the amendment, boasts: “I just told the members that the amendment clarifies the way in which documents are produced.” Ha! You sure taught the democratic process a lesson on that one, Senator Bailey. Take that, people who speak English as a second language! You just got punk’d!
That does it for this edition of Apropos of Something’s Kooky Legislation Round-Up. See you next time…
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Hi, came across you while blogging and this caught my eye, being as I am from WV. Yes, I can see why we need to make English our official language here, since “Hillbilly” has become a forgotten art and French is so “in” these days, lol! (Joke) Seriously though, I can see where English should apply to hospitals and other such places where we all need to be on the same page. The number of foreign doctors is increasingly growing in WV, and communication problems are at an all time high. The only words they seem to recognize are “medicare, medicaid, and oxycontin.” (no joke)
By the way, you have a very nice blog. Thanks. (or shall I say, “merci”
Oh that Idaho thing is juuuust the publicity Idaho needs. Sheesh, what are they thinking, no one is ever going to take Idaho seriously if this crap keeps up. Poop.