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[matusiak <dave AT matusiak.org>]

i don't really understand what this lawyer is talking about, but the  
comments can yield some good information...

  http://blog.mises.org/blog/archives/003745.asp


On Jun 24, 2005, at 12:38 PM, Jim Allman wrote:

> On Jun 24, 2005, at 11:44 AM, Roger Austin wrote:
>
> >  In Raleigh, city inspectors can come on your property and cite you
> > for an almost infinite number of things and the council can force
> > you to make repairs or changes.
>
> Unfortunately, it's a lot more fun (OK, politically popular) to  
> make new laws than it is to "tend the garden" and review the  
> existing laws for stuff that's outdated, hypocritical, or just  
> silly. So we carry on with laws--prohibitions on oral sex, sports  
> betting, marijuana smoking, livestock in city limits--that, if they  
> could be ruthlessly and automatically enforced, we'd change  
> immediately.
>
> But in the real world these laws can be selectively enforced, so  
> they're handy for any government that needs a two-by-four to club  
> its enemies with. Witness this week's news:
>     - Mugabe's selective (and sudden) enforcement of Zimbabwe's  
> housing and commerce regulations, which drives his enemies into  
> physical insecurity and panic.
>     - The ongoing circus with California's "medical cannabis  
> clubs" (the US is in massive denial about the popularity and danger  
> of marijuana).
>     - Yet another flag-burning amendment, hopelessly subjective and  
> ripe for abuse against "subversive elements".
>
>   =jimA=