Klingon Used in Official Correspondence
In Wales, like Cymreg isn’t weird enough to begin with.
Legislatures at Work
Legislator Admits Voting While Under Influence of Facebook
No California Republican has voted in favor of a state budget proposal in years, so it was a little startling when one did on Monday. He may have been the most startled of all, because he wasn’t really paying attention,…
Followup to the Camera-Comment Controversy
The legislator, who has a law degree, should have been better at cross-examination.
Tenth Circuit Forced to Diagram Congressional Sentence
"Few statutes have proven as enigmatic as 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)," says the Tenth Circuit to kick off its opinion in United States v. Rentz. Hard to see what it's complaining about: (c) (1) (A) Except to the extent that a…
Pet Piercing Will Soon Be Illegal in New York
At first I hesitated to post this, out of concern that it might prompt people to run out and get their pets pierced while they still can. But then I decided that anybody who would do that probably has either…
Texas Bill Would Ban “Affluenza” Defense
If you committed a crime in Texas and are planning to ask for leniency because you were raised in a wealthy and privileged household, you might want to hurry. This is assuming you actually need to ask, which in most…
House Unanimously Agrees Nazis Are Bad
Surprisingly, not a single representative voted against H.R. 5739, the "No Social Security for Nazis Act," which passed the House 420-0 yesterday. Fourteen representatives did not vote on the measure, but probably only because their short bus got stuck in…
Montana’s Roadkill-Harvest Law Getting Lots of Use
The Billings Gazette reported last week that more than 800 roadkill-eating licenses—sorry, I mean "vehicle-killed wildlife salvage permits"—have been issued during the first year of availability. Most of the wildlife salvaged were whitetail deer, but 33 lucky drivers bagged themselves a…
Monkey Impersonators Hired to Deal With Parliament’s “Big Monkey Menace”
The monkeys are small, but the menace is big.
Florida Won’t Protect Right to Bear Arms During a Zombie Apocalypse
Firearms, that is. It is illegal in Florida to carry a concealed weapon without a license, but the law does not apply to self-defense chemical sprays or electric stun guns. (The electric stun guns have to be "designed solely for…