Comments on: A Law Requiring All Ducks to Wear Long Pants http://www.showmedaily.org/2008/12/a-law-requiring-all-ducks.html Advancing liberty with responsibility by promoting market solutions for Missouri public policy Tue, 22 May 2012 19:02:29 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Michele Whiting http://www.showmedaily.org/2008/12/a-law-requiring-all-ducks.html/comment-page-1#comment-1417 Michele Whiting Mon, 22 Dec 2008 03:04:54 +0000 http://www.showmedaily.org/?p=2452#comment-1417 Frankly this law does not past constitutional muster and most do not. If anything let the idiots that want to enforce "blue laws" be the ones to pay for their removal via the judiciary branch. Punitive damages applied to those people wasting time with these archaic laws seems far more agreeable to me. If the Legislature wants to waste its time repealing these laws let it be as riders to bills they want passed instead of the pork that hits us in the pocketbook! Frankly this law does not past constitutional muster and most do not. If anything let the idiots that want to enforce “blue laws” be the ones to pay for their removal via the judiciary branch. Punitive damages applied to those people wasting time with these archaic laws seems far more agreeable to me.

If the Legislature wants to waste its time repealing these laws let it be as riders to bills they want passed instead of the pork that hits us in the pocketbook!

]]> By: David Stokes http://www.showmedaily.org/2008/12/a-law-requiring-all-ducks.html/comment-page-1#comment-1398 David Stokes Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:08:17 +0000 http://www.showmedaily.org/?p=2452#comment-1398 I love the idea of a special session dedicated to nothing but removal of obsolete, stupid and impractical laws. That would be the best money the state ever spent. I love the idea of a special session dedicated to nothing but removal of obsolete, stupid and impractical laws. That would be the best money the state ever spent.

]]> By: Eric D. Dixon http://www.showmedaily.org/2008/12/a-law-requiring-all-ducks.html/comment-page-1#comment-1394 Eric D. Dixon Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:28:23 +0000 http://www.showmedaily.org/?p=2452#comment-1394 Both great points. Legislators should really make a regular ongoing practice of removing bad or outdated laws from the books. In fact, a great and productive legislative session could comprise nothing but efforts to strike down old laws. Ideally, though, every new law should have a sunset built in, so we don't just accumulate neverending legal detritus over time by default. Both great points. Legislators should really make a regular ongoing practice of removing bad or outdated laws from the books. In fact, a great and productive legislative session could comprise nothing but efforts to strike down old laws.

Ideally, though, every new law should have a sunset built in, so we don’t just accumulate neverending legal detritus over time by default.

]]> By: Josh Smith http://www.showmedaily.org/2008/12/a-law-requiring-all-ducks.html/comment-page-1#comment-1391 Josh Smith Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:22:20 +0000 http://www.showmedaily.org/?p=2452#comment-1391 I'm inclined to agree with Sarah. Moreover, the longer they spend repealing the unenforced, senseless laws of yesteryear, the more time they won't be passing the unenforceable, senseless laws of tomorrow. I’m inclined to agree with Sarah. Moreover, the longer they spend repealing the unenforced, senseless laws of yesteryear, the more time they won’t be passing the unenforceable, senseless laws of tomorrow.

]]> By: Sarah Brodsky http://www.showmedaily.org/2008/12/a-law-requiring-all-ducks.html/comment-page-1#comment-1389 Sarah Brodsky Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:45:02 +0000 http://www.showmedaily.org/?p=2452#comment-1389 I think it's worth it to remove it. There's a risk that someone will try to enforce it at some point if you leave it on the books. I think it’s worth it to remove it. There’s a risk that someone will try to enforce it at some point if you leave it on the books.

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