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July 25, 2008

Our Masters' Voice

Hatched by Dave Ross

Now there’s a roadside sign that I drive past occasionally that has emblazoned on it the details of the latest intrusion of our masters in Sacramento into our daily lives. “Hands free cell phone use: It’s the law!”

Oh sir, yes sir! Please pardon me for not snapping to salute quickly enough, sir!

One gets the definite impression that if some clown in the legislature passed a bill that required that we part our hair down the middle that it would soon appear on a billboard, followed by the the phrase that’s supposed to end all argument: “It’s the law!”

Americans have always had a fine tradition as scofflaws dating back to colonial times, so I’m confident that most people will ignore this law, except when CHP officers are around!

There’s an idiot in Sacramento, Assemblyman Lloyd Levine -- it goes without saying that he’s a Democrat and from Los Angeles -- whose bill has passed the Assembly and is headed to the Senate. When it goes into effect in 2010, it will require that grocery stores charge us consumers 25 cents for every plastic bag that we ask for to take out our groceries.

Of course, its purpose is to “change our behavior,” i.e., to force us to carry cloth bags. This will supposedly help the environment. Although I’m pretty sure that the money collected for those bags will probably go to the state’s general fund.

I’ve planned how to conduct my own guerrilla warfare against this law. Of course, I will carry a cloth bag, I mean who is going to pay $10 or $15 a month for plastic bags? But on the side of the bag will be a picture of Assemblyman Lloyd Levine and wording that will say: “I’m carrying this bag because of a jackass in Sacramento named Levine!” I’m prepared to manufacture thousands of these bags. See, I’m willing to do my part for the environment! I’ll start taking orders for the bags this week and start delivering them if the Senate approves the bill.

I do think it’s about time that we in California took back our state from the socialists and Marxists who are sucking out every ounce of freedom and liberty from its citizens in the name of “the environment” or to fight “global warming,” or because of “diversity.”

Here’s my idea: The Part-time Legislature Act. We should start hitting the streets to qualify an initiative to make the California legislature a part time again, for the first time in over 40 years.

Amazingly, I find that our usually terminally bad governator, Arnold, proposed this four years ago. The Golden State’s legislature is one of nine in the country that is full time, which means that lawmakers have time for cooking up things like requiring that all state offices be decorated according to the principle of feng shui.

A part-time legislature only meets a few months a year. Members are not paid full time either. They must have day jobs when not in the state capital. The people created the full-time legislature in 1966 and the people could tear it down just as easily.

It’s time that our masters in Sacramento heard our voices again! First a part-time legislature, next a part-time governor.

Hatched by Dave Ross on this day, July 25, 2008, at the time of 7:36 PM

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The following hissed in response by: Rovin

I blame Pat Brown for producing a son that wrecked havoc over this state for far too long...

...but a native of Sac-child should be allowed an opinion

The above hissed in response by: Rovin at July 25, 2008 8:25 PM

The following hissed in response by: Katiedid

This is a terrific idea. Then - they would have to live in reality - AND wouldn't have the time or energy to think up new Nanny laws!!!

The above hissed in response by: Katiedid at July 26, 2008 1:20 AM

The following hissed in response by: YOURMOMMA

I suggest that we all opt for paper when asked to choose between paper and plastic. After all, it's better to take down the trees to make paper than to have plastic bags in our viewscapes.

The above hissed in response by: YOURMOMMA at July 26, 2008 9:55 AM

The following hissed in response by: bestuvall

I am going to carry NO bag.. nor will I buy a bag. and when the nice bag "person" says "May I help you take these to your car" I will smile sweetly and say "Yes Please" one can at a time... but if you print the Levine bags I will carry it everywhere BUT the grocery store.. even to swanky soirees that I attend on a regular basis!! Can you make his head look like a Light bulb? Oh wait.. it already does>>>

The above hissed in response by: bestuvall at July 26, 2008 10:57 AM

The following hissed in response by: bestuvall

You can leave out the "Sadramento" part... Levine was soundly beaten in his "race' for the Senate... I heard he was going to be selling cloth bags in front of Whole Foods.. so that you can safely transport your $10.00 per dozen eggs produced by oh so happy chickens living in the wild..

The above hissed in response by: bestuvall at July 26, 2008 11:02 AM

The following hissed in response by: Voiceguy in LA

Here’s my idea: The Part-time Legislature Act. We should start hitting the streets to qualify an initiative to make the California legislature a part time again, for the first time in over 40 years.

I've thought about this same thing myself.

If you (or anyone) gets this going, I would support it enthusiastically.

By the way, in some states the legislature only meets every other year.

The above hissed in response by: Voiceguy in LA at July 27, 2008 6:33 AM