[DeilMikina]

I want to see how many laws we actually have in this Union of ours. Each person must post a law, and they can say that: they either agree with it, or they don't agree with it. Whether you agree with it or not is immaterial, and I just want to see how many laws (either active or proposed) the U.S. has so we can post them on this thread. I don't want to get into a discussion about each one; just list them please. Please only list one per post, and allow others to post after you so we don't re post a law that another poster already mentioned. Also, it doesn't matter whether you think it'll pass or not. This will just show us all the state of mind our government officials are and have been in. If you will number your post, and bold the text, it will aid in seeing them easier.

Thanks

I'll start

1)Smoking in your car:

The state of New Jersey now wants to ban smoking in your own car. Assemblyman John McKeon (D-West Orange) introduced legislation which would prohibit smoking while driving.

[Goodwin]

2: Transportation of alcohol in your own car is illegal in several states.
Just another of those stupid state laws that dont make any sense. Typical!

Its pretty obvious that there are way too many unnecessary, and especially unfair laws at both the federal and state level. Its quite embarrassing actually.

[AncewwewBus]

2: Transportation of alcohol in your own car is illegal in several states.
Just another of those freedom increasing state laws that dont make any sense. Typical!

Freedom increasing?

[Kokomoxddcvcv]

2: Transportation of alcohol in your own car is illegal in several states.Just another of those freedom increasing state laws that dont make any sense. Typical!

I believe this needs a bit a clarification:
You cannot transport alcohol if the
container is open. This may not apply
to alcohol in the trunk.

Such a law does not strike me as unreasonable.

[ImmitsRom]

Here's a website with a list of some silly laws. I'm sure there are many more out there.

Warning labels are pretty stupid as well. Once, I saw a warning label on a soda bottle that said something to the effect of, "Contents Under Pressure. Do Not Open With Cap Facing Eye." What the hell?

[Starichok]

Well I´ve heard that its illegal to drive around even with a not-opened beer can in your car.

[Doctorpills]

I´ve heard that its illegal even to have a not-opened beer can with you in the car.

While we are on the subject, let me add to
the silly laws list by noting there are hundreds
of "dry" counties in the US where the sale of
alcoholic beverages is forbidden.


I did some googling, and did find that Mississippi
forbids transport of unopened containers of
alcohol "across" any dry county, although I do
not do not think any jurisduction forbids transport
of alcohol into it for personal consumption.

Go ahead and take a point on this one.

[Srewxardsasv]

3. It is illegal to drive with bare feet!

This doesnt make any sense! It should be illegal to drive with high heels. That is dangerous.

[Adamanta]

@ EugenicHegemony

What kind of eugenics do you believe in? What kind of people do you want to see no longer transmitting their genes anymore?

[provigil]

"I want to see how many laws we actually have in this Union of ours."

At 100 posted laws per day, I imagine the list could be complete by 2012 or so.
Good luck.



"3. It is illegal to drive with bare feet!

This doesnt make any sense! It should be illegal to drive with high heels. That is dangerous"

Fred Flintsone, rebel.

[XzBZB2UV]

In Kentucky, you aren't allowed to race horses on the Interstate .. the nerve of lawmakers!

[BrianGoldsmith]

Well I´ve heard that its illegal to drive around even with a not-opened beer can in your car.

Well, you've heard wrong. As USViking pointed out, some dry counties (I guess only in Mississippi?) won't allow shipments of alcohol through their county, but I believe that targets commercial vehicles, not citizens.

In other words, in 99.99999% of the US, driving around with unopened alcohol in your car is perfectly fine and often expected on Friday and Saturday nights.

Some places in the US do allow you to drive with opened alcohol in the car, as long as it's out of the reach of the driver.

I'm pretty sure all states allow you to drive around with open alcohol if there is something physically separating the area of the driver and the area with the alcohol. This is how limousine services get by with a full bar.

[Emunsesoxmete]

Well I´ve heard that its illegal to drive around even with a not-opened beer can in your car.

When you say that "I've heard that," where exactly did you hear that? Did you hear it from some credible source, like maybe a county executive or State Police officer or did you hear it from homeless Joe in the Kenmore box under the overpass?

[omaculer]

Here's a website with a list of some silly laws. I'm sure there are many more out there.This is why I said w had too many laws

Warning labels are pretty stupid as well. Once, I saw a warning label on a soda bottle that said something to the effect of, "Contents Under Pressure. Do Not Open With Cap Facing Eye." What the hell?

We need to clean the books of antiquated, and useless laws.

[strmini]

To the opening post, yes, there are way too many laws. I believe the government should butt out of about 95% of our lives and let us do our own thing and make our own mistakes.

[Tusanoc]

Originally Posted by Wallaroo
Well I´ve heard that its illegal to drive around even with a not-opened beer can in your car.


Most states require persons purchasing beer to prove that they will carry it home on their back. Some states permit you to put several cases on the back of your horse in order to get it home. But you can't ride the horse.

If the beer retailer sees you put an unopened beer can in your car, he is required to notify the Beer Cops.

[freddyujnf]

I hear in Europe, you can't carry a full flagon of grog while flying a dragon. If you do, you will be branded a heritic and fed to the Sarlac Pit.

[yespkorg]

We need to clean the books of antiquated, and useless laws.

I think a lot of laws we can now scrap from the books and get rid of as they're just useless and pointless.

In esscense things aredifferent for us anyway to most other nations as we are a federal republic in which states' rights are valued as apposed to just letting the federal government just run everything.

With other countries they have local government's, provoncial governments, state and local council's and district and regional laws but to be honest its notreally like it is here anywhere else in the world where things are so set in stone as to jurisdiction and authority and the proccess in which laws can be appealed and so on.

As sometimes yes it can be a nuisance with all the "unneccessary laws" its because we hve the best system that sometimes we tend to be over-regulatory and over-litigious as a nation.

[Bill-Watson]

I hear in Europe, you can't carry a full flagon of grog while flying a dragon. If you do, you will be branded a heritic and fed to the Sarlac Pit.

Just remember this - if you ever come to NC you cant plow any fields with an elephant and if you have your boyfriend or girlfriend with you, no checking into a hotel under "Mr. and Mrs. whatever" because then you will be married.

[megatrendsZ]

Just remember this - if you ever come to NC you cant plow any fields with an elephant and if you have your boyfriend or girlfriend with you, no checking into a hotel under "Mr. and Mrs. whatever" because then you will be married.

Yeah, I discovered that the hardway. F'n cops took my elephant.