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 South Carolina Charges Fee to Overthrow the GovernmentPosted on Mar 3, 2010A South Carolina lawmaker is trying to repeal the state’s Subversive Activities Registration Act, which charges locals who want to overthrow the government a $5 fee and requires that they register—with the government. You have to see the paperwork (after the jump) to fully appreciate its comic value. —PZS More on the story here.
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By WykydRed, March 3, 2010 at 10:50 pm Link to this comment
I really liked the examples of filed forms lately the article showed. hehehehe. Well, at least some people still have a sense of humor about stupid shit. And that can only be a good thing.
Report thisBy Miko, March 3, 2010 at 2:44 pm Link to this comment
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This is actually a much older law that’s only
recently come to attention. It was originally
intended as an anti-Communist measure.
It’s a good example of what I’d call an “Al Capone”
Report thislaw: namely, a law creating a special class of crime
that is typically unenforced specifically so that you
can use it to get a conviction against someone even
if you can’t prove that they are really guilty of
anything. Don’t like that long-haired radical but
can’t find any laws that he’s actually broken?
That’s okay, as long as he hasn’t sent in his
subversive registration fee we can just arrest him
for that.
By WykydRed, March 3, 2010 at 12:47 pm Link to this comment
Having lived in South Carolina for 15 years, I can smell TruthDig yanking our chains! Three things tell me this is a joke:
1) It costs $5 to file. Hell, a box of .22 rounds cost $17! Whut th’ hell’r the kids gonna do on Saturday?...
2) The form must use a whole bunch’a letters uther than “X”. Ain’t nobody gonna call their momma in Savannah an’ bother her while she’s in her knittin’ circle to fill out more paperwork! She was ta’rred a’that back when you was in the 2nd grade!
3) “Whut t’hell’r ‘minutes of meetings’?”
Report thisBy samosamo, March 3, 2010 at 12:23 pm Link to this comment
Just attach it to the ‘patriot act’, o will know what to do.
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