If that Was All They Did

A bill was just introduced in the Rhode Island House that would make calamari the “official state appetizer.” The sponsor is Rep. Joseph McNamara, who insists that the bill is not frivolous.

If introducing and debating bills like this was all that Congress and state legislatures did, then we would be much better off. As  Mark Twain said: “No man’s life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session.”

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1:21 pm on March 1, 2013