A hilarious terrifying run down of the Tea Party’s 11 most absurd Policy proposals (so far, although one would be tempted to believe that they will probably top themselves in the not so distant future). And, although one of their proposed bills would force science teachers to always question evolution, I would consider this list to be a prime example of Darwinian politics (or you know, predator/ survival of the fittest tactics). Some gems from the article:
- Five South Dakota lawmakers have introduced legislation that would require any adult 21 or older to buy a firearm ‘sufficient to provide for their ordinary self-defense’.
- Georgia state Rep. Bobby Franklin, R-Marietta, introduced a bill that would do away with drivers’ licenses, arguing that they “are a throw back to oppressive times.” In his bill, Franklin states, “free people have a common law and constitutional right to travel on the roads and highways that are provided by their government for that purpose. Licensing of drivers cannot be required of free people, because taking on the restrictions of a license requires the surrender of an inalienable right.”
- Texas State Rep. Leo Berman, R-Tyler, really, really doesn’t like the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act passed by Congress last year. In fact, he likes it so little that he’s offered up a bill that would make it a felony – punishable by up to five years in prison – for a federal official to implement the law duly passed by the United States Congress last year.
More (oh, yes, much more), at the link if you are looking for a reason to feel pessimistic about the future of humanity.
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