Comments on: California’s big-government madness, drowning in a sea of laws

By: Carlos

Carlos — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 15:18:07 +0000

My bet is that when Guvner Moonbeam goes to Congress with hat-in-hand to beg for billions, the excuse from the jackasses who will dump California’s irresponsibility on the rest of the nation will be that “California is too big to fail.”

Wouldn’t be that way with a “Republican” state, but then, a “Republican” state would 1)never get into a situation like that and 2)never go hat-in-hand begging for others to take responsibility for their own screw-ups.

By: Steph

Steph — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 05:02:33 +0000

As California goes, so does the nation….and I live here! Ugh.

By: Carlos

Carlos — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 07:05:50 +0000

Thanks to the buttheads fleeing your state to mine, Phineas, there are now enough Californicators in Oregon to destroy it in the same way they’ve destroyed the state they fled.

And one of the first things they did with their new-found power was institute yearly legislative sessions.

Heck, I would have been somewhat more comfortable if they just met each official census year called for in the Constitution! But NOOOOO! Californicators can’t stand the thought of being the only fools on the left coast, so now they are forcing us into fiscal and moral bankruptcy, too.

By: Drew the Infidel

Drew the Infidel — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:41:45 +0000

The situation with laws nowadays has gotten to the same ridiculous point as with the ancient Hebrews where they had laws against laws, there being so many conflicting ones. Unfortunately, legislators do not see the law of diminishing returns at work here. If all the existing laws were enforced there would be no need for more. However, passing more and more laws with minimal, selective, or non-existent enforcement is as pointless as farting in a hurricane.

There is a popular supplemental text used in law schools today entitled, “Three Felonies A Day”, in which it is demonstrated how easily a citizen can find they have unwittingly violated the law.

By: Tango

Tango — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 22:16:26 +0000

Phineas, what we are witnessing are the ruling class having been emboldened by Barry’s re-election last November. We’re seeing this sort of intrusive legislative effort in states all around the nation. In the words of the immortal B.A. Baracus, these people are “on the jazz.” And you can bet hard cash it’ll get worse. I am betting you’ve lived in CA long enough to understand that these well-intentioned nanny laws (and associated taxes) never go away. Ever.