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Stupid /outdated laws
rifle7210 50 Reviews 467 reads
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Yeah, each state has dozens if not hundreds of dumb/unenforceable laws on the books, some 200 years old.   A quick google search will yield massive results. Stuff like: an establishment that serves alcohol must also have soup cooking or it being illegal to say swear words in public. The saying "rule of thumb" comes from a law that says the stick used to beat your slave or wife (I forget which) could be no bigger diameter than your thumb.  

No limitation on how big a stick you can use to beat down fake reviewers though!

oral sex is a Class 6 felony in Virginia. The VA Code Section is 18.2-361(A) and is called "Crimes Against Nature. It includes, oral and anal sex. It does not matter if one is married or not, all persons participating in any of these acts are committing a felony. The fine is $2,500 per occurance, plus court costs, 5 years in prison as well as Sex Offender Registration

unconstitutional in 2003 thanks to  
Lawrence v. Texas, 2003
 The US Supreme Court consistently strikes down state laws which prohibit consensual sex between adults. The above "law" would never be upheld if prosecuted.

however the guy running for governor right now in VA  
is pushing to bring it back in effect
how many married couples do you think would vote for the clown lo

So if someone runs for political office and has different beliefs than you they are a clown?

Someone wants to bring back a law that makes it a felony to get  BJ from your own wife, I'd say clown would be an understatement.   I'm all for people doing their own thing, it's when they want to push their antiquated beliefs on me that it becomes an issue.  If he wants to forego oral from his own wife, I'm 100% in agreement with  his right to do so.  

Posted By: balljointnut
So if someone runs for political office and has different beliefs than you they are a clown?
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why?  
do you agree with him?

to feel he has the right to say and dictate what goes on in someones bedroom then yes i would say clown.
it has nothing to do with ones belief  
it has to do with ones privacy
and the right to be intimate with the person you are with without a government official threatening you with  
jail time and fines for said intimacy  
 

Posted By: balljointnut
So if someone runs for political office and has different beliefs than you they are a clown?

The thing is, even if he was able to get a new law passed, it would be selectively enforced, if at all. It is simply because he cannot stand the thought of the sexual activities of homosexuals and thinks this is the way to stop it.

Ridiculous how hung up people are on what happens between two consenting adults in the privacy of their relationships.

K

you can only have oral sex with animals in VA

That is incorrect.  It is only legal if you are in a canoe somewhere in the Appalachian area, while playing the banjo.  

Posted By: balljointnut
you can only have oral sex with animals in VA

...I have given A LOT of oral sex (little bit of anal too haha) in Virginia but only since late 2008 haha.
I live in DC but 99% of the time work in the NoVA suburbs.  Oh my.
I hope that law isn't re-instated lol. :/

-- Modified on 7/26/2013 12:09:17 AM

Yeah, each state has dozens if not hundreds of dumb/unenforceable laws on the books, some 200 years old.   A quick google search will yield massive results. Stuff like: an establishment that serves alcohol must also have soup cooking or it being illegal to say swear words in public. The saying "rule of thumb" comes from a law that says the stick used to beat your slave or wife (I forget which) could be no bigger diameter than your thumb.  

No limitation on how big a stick you can use to beat down fake reviewers though!

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