Linkfest -- Activist Legislators
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Might as well use my layover to clean out the aggregator.
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ITEM: New Mexico legislators backlash against science and propose re-declaring Pluto a planet. Because the New Mexico legislature is full ofcosmologists people with their heads in the clouds. (Via Hit & Run.)
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ITEM: More from New Mexico — the state has declared the bolo the official tie. Because it is a legitimate function of government to designate official clothing accessories.
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ITEM: The governor of Utah wants the Internet (as if it were a single person or single company) to (somehow) strictly partition "adult" content from "family" content. The determination as to which is which will be made by — blank out — and based on — blank out.
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ITEM: A Texas politician has unilaterally and without any authority removed anti-execution art works from an exhibit at the state capitol building. Remind me again why judges should defer to people like this?
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ITEM: A Tennessee legislator wants a "surgeon general's" style trans fat warning on all restaurant menus. Reprinting costs to be paid for by — blank out. Maybe similar warnings could be posted next to credit card logos: "Paying for this meal with a credit card may harm your credit score." (Via Fark.)
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ITEM: The New York City Council has banned aluminum baseball bats in high school games. Because hardly aday week month year decade goes by without somebody getting killed maimed injured by such bats. A veto by the mayor is still possible.
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ITEM: A New York City councilman is demanding explanations as to why New Yorkers pay more for electricity than residents of other cities. My wild, unsubstatiated guess is that it might have something to do with supply (i.e., higher costs) and demand (i.e., higher capacity needs). Just a hunch.
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ITEM: New Mexico legislators backlash against science and propose re-declaring Pluto a planet. Because the New Mexico legislature is full of
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ITEM: More from New Mexico — the state has declared the bolo the official tie. Because it is a legitimate function of government to designate official clothing accessories.
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ITEM: The governor of Utah wants the Internet (as if it were a single person or single company) to (somehow) strictly partition "adult" content from "family" content. The determination as to which is which will be made by — blank out — and based on — blank out.
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ITEM: A Texas politician has unilaterally and without any authority removed anti-execution art works from an exhibit at the state capitol building. Remind me again why judges should defer to people like this?
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ITEM: A Tennessee legislator wants a "surgeon general's" style trans fat warning on all restaurant menus. Reprinting costs to be paid for by — blank out. Maybe similar warnings could be posted next to credit card logos: "Paying for this meal with a credit card may harm your credit score." (Via Fark.)
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ITEM: The New York City Council has banned aluminum baseball bats in high school games. Because hardly a
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ITEM: A New York City councilman is demanding explanations as to why New Yorkers pay more for electricity than residents of other cities. My wild, unsubstatiated guess is that it might have something to do with supply (i.e., higher costs) and demand (i.e., higher capacity needs). Just a hunch.
Posted by Kip on
17 March 2007
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