The nutjobs in South Carolina want to ban profanity

Jstas
Jstas Posts: 14,806
edited January 2009 in The Clubhouse
http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/01/14/1522214

From Slashdot:
"It looks like in an act that defies common sense, a bill has been introduced in the South Carolina State Senate that seeks to outlaw the use of profanity. According to the bill it would become a felony (punishable by a fine up to $5000 or up to 5 years in prison) to 'publish orally or in writing, exhibit, or otherwise make available material containing words, language, or actions of a profane, vulgar, lewd, lascivious, or indecent nature.' I'm not sure if 'in writing' could be applied to the internet, but in any event this is scary stuff."

Here is the actual bill:
http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess118_2009-2010/bills/56.htm
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  • polktiger
    polktiger Posts: 556
    edited January 2009
    Our Legislature is full of idiots. They still permit people convicted in a major corruption sting (when the get out of prison) run for re-election to the seat the lost when they were thrown in jail.

    This bill will never pass, but they will propose crap like this every year knowing it won't even come to a vote just to get the publicity out of it. (You know, doesn't matter what they are saying about you just as long as they are talking about you.)
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  • CaligulaPolk
    CaligulaPolk Posts: 1,650
    edited January 2009
    Jstas wrote: »
    http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/01/14/1522214

    From Slashdot:


    Here is the actual bill:
    http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess118_2009-2010/bills/56.htm

    I feel bad for people with tourette syndrome in south carolina..
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited January 2009
    Someone needs to read their Bill of Rights again.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited January 2009
    Unreal. I would have to serve a life sentence.
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  • bikezappa
    bikezappa Posts: 2,463
    edited January 2009
    Jstas

    Where do you find these stories?
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  • CaligulaPolk
    CaligulaPolk Posts: 1,650
    edited January 2009
    bikezappa wrote: »
    Jstas

    Where do you find these stories?

    hes promoting, hes the leader of the nutjobs in SC


    LOL just kidding!!
    I am 100% BORN DEAF and No I am not kidding! :D Why am I here? My wife's hearing! :p

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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited January 2009
    bikezappa wrote: »
    Jstas

    Where do you find these stories?

    I'll take a stab in the dark and say Slashdot?
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,806
    edited January 2009
    bobman1235 wrote: »
    I'll take a stab in the dark and say Slashdot?

    DANG!

    What gave it away? :rolleyes:
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  • carpenter
    carpenter Posts: 362
    edited January 2009
    Checked my calender to verify it's not April fool's day.
    sounds like something taken form www.theonion.com instead of slashdot.
    I guess, as usual, those bozos are after publicity:
    I mean now I actually know there's a "Senator Ford" doing something in the South Carolina General Assembly. mission accomplished ;)
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited January 2009
    I don't understand the publicity argument.. Who's going to read that story and say "ooo, I'm voting for that guy"?

    If I lived in SC I'd be calling for his resignation and not giving up until I had it.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • carpenter
    carpenter Posts: 362
    edited January 2009
    I'm with you on the "who the hell would vote for that kinda moron?" argument,
    but the simple fact is that someone did vote for him. he's probably after the folks that
    elected him in the first place.
    "If the global crisis continues, by the end of the year Only two Banks will be operational, the Blood Bank and the Sperm Bank. Then these 2 banks will merge and it will be called 'The Bloody **** Bank'"
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 18,987
    edited January 2009
    That's a waste of tax dollars. Paying people to think crap like this up and then waste time debating it. South Carolina has bigger issues they should be concerning themselves with.

    Yes Bob, a resignation is in order here. Geez.
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  • polktiger
    polktiger Posts: 556
    edited January 2009
    Hah, Robert Ford put that up. Not surprising. His district was specially drawn to ensure elections result in the correct type of representation. By trade, I think he is a used car salesman. I wouldn't say he is a respected member of the state senate, but he must be the exact type of representation his constituents look for since they he runs unopposed all the time.

    And, yes we do have much more important things to worry about, but we have a legislature full of fools like this that always run unopposed. Stupid carpet baggers permanently wrecked our state.
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