Woefully Ignorant State Legislative Proposals

[amIblue?]

Originally Posted by DGTess

Doesn't it make you wonder about a group if an organization that worries about this then ELECTS one who doesn't reflect their choice?

EXACTLY! It doesn't make sense. I also think that a group that is worried about this is going to stick their necks out to make one who is not of their faith to feel super welcome, much less elect them to any office.

[HQWest]

Originally Posted by amIblue?

Sorry for the double post, but this is a really big issue at Vanderbilt right now. That was in the article that I linked to earlier. There is state legislation proposed that is going to deny universities in the state from having their own police forces if they don't rescind their nondiscrimination policies. I just don't get the correlation. The apparent concern is what you mentioned among groups of faith and non-adherents of X religion gaining leadership positions in those groups. (i.e., a Christian becomes president of Islamic student group).

I just don't get it.

Oddly many schools have gone from having their own police forces to having a precinct of the city police force on campus as a way to reduce administrative costs and eliminate some problems of jurisdiction. It also makes it harder for domestic violence cases to be swept under the rug. It is percieved as a way to limit opportunities for corruption.

[amIblue?]

Originally Posted by HQWest

Oddly many schools have gone from having their own police forces to having a precinct of the city police force on campus as a way to reduce administrative costs and eliminate some problems of jurisdiction. It also makes it harder for domestic violence cases to be swept under the rug. It is percieved as a way to limit opportunities for corruption.

Which is fine for schools that make that choice, but not relevant to the legislation proposed, which will actually cost taxpayers more in the end. Vanderbilt isn't exactly hurting for funds.

[Kevin]

In Oklahoma, we're working on some sweeping worker's comp reform, throwing the whole system out and starting from scratch. One of my favorite finds so far is that there will be severe penalties for workers committing fraud, but no penalties for insurers or employers if they commit fraud.

[amIblue?]

Originally Posted by Kevin

In Oklahoma, we're working on some sweeping worker's comp reform, throwing the whole system out and starting from scratch. One of my favorite finds so far is that there will be severe penalties for workers committing fraud, but no penalties for insurers or employers if they commit fraud.

Well, clearly, only workers would ever do something wrong.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by amIblue?

Well, clearly, only workers would ever do something wrong.

We briefly represented a large comp insurance company after it allegedly told a doctor that if he didn't revise his report, they'd pull all of his business. We represented them right up until the Court determined nothing criminal had happened there...so it happens.

[Kevin]

Our state House just voted to make UN Agenda 21 illegal.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by Kevin

Our state House just voted to make UN Agenda 21 illegal.

Gotta make sure those UN thugs don't take over Oklahoma.

[PiKA2001]

Originally Posted by Kevin

Our state House just voted to make UN Agenda 21 illegal.

Personally I think UN Agenda 21 is unnecessary and borderline sketchy with some of the eminent domain issues but AFAIK it's never been formally adopted by the Federal government because it's not an official treaty.

So that being said, couldn't any state or local municipality just say, "fack it, we aint gonna do it"?

[Kevin]

Pretty much. Our state wants to prevent municipalities from implementing it.

In other words, we actively don't want a cleaner environment, more walkable city, etc.

[DGTess]

You have to wonder what "services" (besides ALEC) are behind these when several states introduce almost identical legislation within a few months of one another. For example, Virginia this year introduced anti-UN21 bills, which opposition stridently denounced as "unnecessary" because UN21 is decades old (and then opposition introduced a bill ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment, dontcha know, 'cause that's so timely).

[amIblue?]

This is not a state legislative proposal per se, but it certainly is an indication of the brain trust we've elected here in Tennessee.

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2...state-capitol/

Also, an indication that these people have never done much mopping in their lives.

[DGTess]

As of today, we have finally in Virginia repealed the prohibition on unmarried persons cohabiting in a "lewd and lascivious" manner.

[Kevin]

Wow. Well, we had a bill in Oklahoma die in committee which would have made it no longer a felony to commit blasphemy, to swear obscenely and to break the Sabbath.

http://www.oscn.net/applications/osc...OKST21&level=1

(see Ch. 36)

[naraht]

Originally Posted by Kevin

Wow. Well, we had a bill in Oklahoma die in committee which would have made it no longer a felony to commit blasphemy, to swear obscenely and to break the Sabbath.

http://www.oscn.net/applications/osc...OKST21&level=1

(see Ch. 36)

Welcome to Oklahoma, set your clock back 70 years...