Three legislators want to make it illegal for restaurants to serve obese customers in Mississippi. picked by DemureArt 2 years ago

Gorgeous pictures of top california State parks picked by myrthachang 3 years ago

The state Assembly on Thursday approved legislation that would allow farmers to grow hemp, narrowly overcoming objections that it violates federal drug laws and could put growers behind bars. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

A guy stops off at his local Taco Bell after work and decides to pay with a $2 bill instead of a $50 to make things easier for the cashier.

Hilarity and Asshatery ensue. picked by doggylives 2 years ago

"The end of Free Speech in America has arrived at our doorstep. It's a new law called the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act, and it is worded in a clever way that could allow the U.S. government to arrest and incarcerate any individual who speaks out against the Bush Administration, the war on Iraq, the Department of Homeland Security or any government agency (inc... read full post picked by tvirus 2 years ago

They may skim it, but Harry Reid refuses to allow a week to pass so that all the public can review the bill - much as they did with the stimulus bill. All this despite the promise Obama of a 5-day wait before any bill was signed into law. picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago

DNA samples show that cats may have been first domesticated more that 130,000 years ago, rather than 9,000. picked by suebe 2 years ago

Gov. Spitzer proposes that drug dealers register and pay taxes to the state. And, not the first state to try this.

Yeah.....right. picked by suebe 2 years ago

A round-the-clock curfew would restrict thousands of cats to their own homes under a draft plan proposed by a Victorian council. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

In the three-year duel over whether citizens should be allowed to conceal their firearms in locked vehicles at work, state lawmakers have decided Florida business owners will have to bite the bullet.

The possibilities for stories here is endless picked by mutil8or 2 years ago

Lawmakers across the country are sponsoring resolutions — most of them only symbolic — asserting state sovereignty, in effect the right to ignore any federal law or policies they deem unconstitutional, including the stimulus bill, the No Child Left Behind Act and any new assault rifle ban. picked by lynxears 9 months ago

The new version of the bill would allow the president to "declare a cybersecurity emergency" relating to "non-governmental" computer networks and do what's necessary to respond to the threat. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

The proverbial curiosity doesn't usually kill cats. The inquisitive feline has a knack of dodging death by a whisker. Cats are intrepid explorers and fearless acrobats. After all, a creature with nine lives can afford to take risks. According to Brewer's Dictionary Of Phrase & Fable, a cat is said to have nine lives because it is "more tenacious of life than many animals." picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

It didn't take long to run into an "uh-oh" moment when reading the House's "health care for all Americans" bill. Right there on Page 16 is a provision making individual private medical insurance illegal. picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago

It's not that i hate cats I just don't like them as much as dogs. The pictures are funny anyway and I really don't want CATS to win for this weeks Fancy Avatar Friday So here you go! picked by nesbyniccolo 2 years ago

San Francisco officials have taken a step to try to ensure that the city is reimbursed for $75,000 in medical bills incurred by one of two brothers mauled by a tiger at the San Francisco Zoo last Christmas.

*WTF?* picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

Experts traditionally thought that the Egyptians were the first to domesticate the cat, some 3,600 years ago. New findings indicate that cats started becoming domesticated 10,000 years ago picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago

Hightstown, NJ, has instituted a "no questions asked" policy which protects illegals from police and allows them access to expensive city services."They (the cops) came out to meet me, made a report and gave me a ride home. They haven't caught the guys who did it, but at least I didn't feel like I was the one who committed a crime," said Julio, who has in fact commited a crime... read full post picked by VooDooPeacock 3 years ago

Thanks to increased check points, more soldiers and federal police patrolling the border the number of illegal immigrants have greatly declined.

Oh, I'm sorry did I mention that the huge crackdown is in Mexico? No, if it was done here in the US that would be racist. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Coming soon to a cash register near you: a new $5 bill sporting some touches of color for the first time. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago