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lonehalf Donating Member (273 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-23-06 01:20 PM
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Are you aware that in 1996 Georgia..
passed (and the Governor signed) a law that said all people had to use their real names in any internet post?

http://news.com.com/Georgia+OKs+quotNet+Policequot+law/2100-1023_3-210047.html

And that it was later ruled unconstitutional?

http://www.eff.org/legal/cases/EFGA_v_GA/

That goes to show you how closed minded the Georgia state government has become.
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demnan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-23-06 01:22 PM
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1. And how were they going to go about enforcing that?
Probably too stupid to know they couldn't.
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BootinUp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-23-06 01:23 PM
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3. selectively of course. n/t
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BootinUp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-23-06 01:22 PM
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2. its also illegal
to be on the street without a picture ID (I assume that applies to 18 and older).
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lapfog_1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-23-06 01:30 PM
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4. When I was in college (many years ago)
some state or other passed a law that the value of PI would now be equal to 3.141.

Our local elected officials can be some very goofy people, not to mention not to bright.
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lonehalf Donating Member (273 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-23-06 01:42 PM
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6. That was Indiana
http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_341.html
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BootinUp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-23-06 01:51 PM
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7. hilarious. n/t
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jdlh8894 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-23-06 01:35 PM
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5. I remember
Zig-Zag Zell was Gov.
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