Bait and Switch.The wait is over if you've been wondering what state Sen. Pete Knight, R-Palmdale, has been up to since sponsoring controversial state Proposition 22, which would outlaw gay marriages if approved by voters in the March 7 election. Last week, Knight introduced a bill to repeal a 43-year-old state law requiring sport fishermen to officially certify cer·ti·fy v. cer·ti·fied, cer·ti·fy·ing, cer·ti·fies v.tr. 1. a. To confirm formally as true, accurate, or genuine. b. their trout catch with a notary public A public official whose main powers include administering oaths and attesting to signatures, both important and effective ways to minimize Fraud in legal documents. . The law was passed in 1957 to help enforce trout season. Apparently, it's little known and never enforced. Calling the statute "a stinky stink v. stank or stunk , stunk, stink·ing, stinks v.intr. 1. To emit a strong foul odor. 2. a. To be highly offensive or abhorrent. b. fish law," Knight says the bill is part of his larger goal to eliminate overreaching Exploiting a situation through Fraud or Unconscionable conduct. laws. |
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