OFF: Silly laws

QUEST dcapehar at UTDALLAS.EDU
Sun Jan 19 01:38:39 EST 1997


On Fri, 17 Jan 1997, Carl E. Anderson wrote:
> > Careful, there!  They have all kinds of Blue Laws in Liberal Mass.,
> > and throughout New England, but like elsewhere, they aren't
> > enforced...
>         Not necessarily true.  Some of them are still enforced.  The
> no alcohol on Sunday or after 11pm except in bars/restaurants comes to
> mind ...

One that comes to my mind is the following:
In Idaho, it is illegal to be pregnant out of wedlock.  No, the law says
nothing about the *father* of the child.  The law is just one of many that
the State enacted for the sake of reducing the number of teen- and other
single-parents.  Yes, the State of Idaho does enforce the law - to set an
example, of course.  Weird...

Damon



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