A state legislator wants to outlaw those bull nuts you see on the back of trucks. Explaining his position, Carey Baker said "he fears the bumper displays could become more graphic in the future. 'I think this is the proper place to draw the line' " I know this whole thing is stupid, but it brings up a larger point. Mr. Baker and the government have no moral authority to draw any line on private behavior that doesn't forcibly or fraudulently infringe on the rights of others.
This nonsense stems from the same intrusive philosophy that government uses to dictate when you can smoke on private property, eat transfats or what kind of light bulb you're allowed to buy. It's a zero-sum game. The more power government has, the less freedom you have and vice versa.
If passed, this would go down with all the other dumb laws low rent tyrants have passed over the years to micro-manage what individuals choose to do. It's also illegal in Florida to fart in public after 6 P.M. If that law were enforced, every mexican restaurant in the state would have to close down.
Side Note: In the same article we have this nugget:
"This may be more a reaction to a worsening economy than an expression of manliness, said cultural anthropologist Allan Burns, who teaches at the University of Florida in Gainesville.
"In these times when people are not having fun and houses are being foreclosed upon and the economy is so bad," Burns said, "the fact that people can be a little cheerful may be a good thing."
Only a pinhead who's been sheltered his whole life in the hothouse of academia could make a reach like that. It's so stupid on so many levels my head hurts just thinking about it. That my tax dollars pay this dope's salary just makes it worse.
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