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Posted by Rhode Island Red (Member # 220) on :

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No duck shooting is allowed from a motorboat in Kansas. If you want to hunt ducks, you'll have to row

Posted by 2002Z4CSS (Member # 1393) on :

Just think...someone got elected by the people to come up with these stupid laws. [Big Grin]

Posted by Rhode Island Red (Member # 220) on :

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Originally posted by 2002Z4CSS:
Just think...someone got elected by the people to come up with these stupid laws.

does this mean the public, in general, is more stupid and ignorant than the officials they elect [Big Grin]

Posted by FireChicken (Member # 2067) on :

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Originally posted by Rhode Island Red:

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Originally posted by 2002Z4CSS:
Just think...someone got elected by the people to come up with these stupid laws.
does this mean the public, in general, is more stupid and ignorant than the officials they elect

Interesting question.

"Who is more foolish, the fool or the fool who follows him?"

-quote Obi Wan Kenobi

However, ther are also some other considerations.

1. Politicians in general are good at two things: getting elected, and getting re-elected. I dont see politics, law-writing, or intelligence in that list. Every now and then you get a good one, but there are a lot of bad.

2. Point 1 implies this: we shouldnt be surprised at stupidity of our politicians, however, when filling out the ballet, if most politicians are all the same (stupid, ignorant, etc), then we are faced with a choice between the lesser of the two evils.

3. Just imagine if we took all the money required to write, pass, and enforce stupid laws, and did something useful, like buy better books and computers for our schools!?!?!?!

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