EDITORIAL : SUSPEND THE LAW, NOT LICENSES CALIFORNIA'S LAWMAKERS SHOULD SAY ``NO'' TO FEDERAL BULLYING.THE ``smoke a joint, lose your license'' law is up for renewal in California, and we wish state lawmakers would snuff snuff, preparation of pulverized tobacco used by sniffing it into the nostrils, chewing it, or placing it between the gums and the cheek. The blended tobacco from which it is made is often aged for two or three years, fermented at least twice, ground, and usually this one out quickly while there's still time to save the republic. California's law - suspending driver's licenses of those convicted of drug offenses, whether or not the person was driving at the time - is scheduled to expire March 1. If state lawmakers refuse to extend it, the state will lose $92 million a year in federal highway funds. What clever little mischief makers This article is about the video game. For the art activist collective, see The Mischief Makers. Mischief Makers (or Yuke Yuke!! Troublemakers are those elected representatives in Washington. Taking away someone's driver's license for an act not related to driving allows Congress to imprison im·pris·on tr.v. im·pris·oned, im·pris·on·ing, im·pris·ons To put in or as if in prison; confine. [Middle English emprisonen, from Old French emprisoner : en- people in their homes without spending a dime of taxpayer money. For example, if suspending a person's driver's license serves as a better deterrent to drug use than jail time, then why not take away a drug user's cell phone, or cancel his or her cable TV? Better still, ``smoke a joint, lose your Web site.'' Now that's real punishment. Make no mistake. We're not advocating the legalization LEGALIZATION. The act of making lawful. 2. By legalization, is also understood the act by which a judge or competent officer authenticates a record, or other matter, in order that the same may be lawfully read in evidence. Vide Authentication. of drugs. That's not the point. Drug abuse is serious. Driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol kills thousands of people each year. Those caught driving while under the influence should have their licenses suspended and be punished severely. But extending that punishment to people who are not driving at the time eliminates the logical connection between crime and punishment Crime and Punishment (Russian: Преступление и наказание) is a novel by Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky, that was first published in the , thus setting the stage for a host of unrelated punishments designed to wipe out bad behavior. And we haven't even mentioned the bully aspect of this bill. Congress is holding hostage federal highway money to force states to comply with this silly and unreasoned un·rea·soned adj. Not based on or guided by reason; unreasonable: unreasoned prejudices. law. Washington doesn't have enough of its own problems? It has to meddle med·dle intr.v. med·dled, med·dling, med·dles 1. To intrude into other people's affairs or business; interfere. See Synonyms at interfere. 2. To handle something idly or ignorantly; tamper. in state issues? This is one time members of Congress should stay in Washington and leave the driving to someone else. |
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