Since the Dems have their undies in a knot about “model legislation (when it comes from conservative think tanks, anyway), I think it’s time we mere citizens took our shot at the practice.
With that in mind, I’m going to submit a couple of model bills of my own.
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HF. No. 0001, as introduced – 88th Legislative Session (2013-2014) Posted on Mar 23, 2012
A bill for an act relating to public safety, specifying certain behaviors from legislators and appointed officials who referred to the “Stand Your Ground” act as a “Shoot First” bill.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1. Any public official, as defined in Section 2, who has ever gone shall go on record referring to a “Stand Your Ground” bill as a “Shoot First” bill, shall be enjoined, when under threat of death or great bodily harm, from firing before the assailant shall have carried out one act of violent assault upon that official as defined in Section 3.
Section 2. Public officials affected by this proposal include the Governor, any official appointed by the Governor, any State Senator or Representative, any Mayor, elected City Council member, and any municipal police chief or county sheriff.
Section 3. Violent assaults include discharge of a firearm, swinging, slashing or stabbing with an edged weapon, battery with a blunt object, or any other form of lethal force with intent to kill or cause harm.
Section 4. Conviction for failure to shoot second shall be treated as a gross misdemeanor.
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HF. No. 0002, as introduced – 88th Legislative Session (2013-2014) Posted on Mar 23, 2012
A bill for an act relating to public safety, providing penalties for county attorneys, assistant county attorneys and appointed police chiefs and sheriffs who intentionally mislead the public in regard to the laws they are sworn to enforce.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1. Any County Prosecutor who, in a public forum as specified in Section 2, misleads the public on matters of law or proposed law, shall be guilty of a felony.
Section 2. Public forums include broadcast and cable television, newspapers, radio or websites.
Section 3. Upon conviction, violators shall be subject to forfeiture of elected or appointed office and a ban on public employment for life.
We’ll call it “Backstrom’s Law”.
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March 23rd, 2012 at 12:11 pm
Ex post facto law. Also, pretty sure the first one is a bill of attainder. Now, if you wanted to really prove a point in a way that’s constitutional, disarm or remove altogether all Capitol security. And move the Capitol to north Minneapolis.
March 23rd, 2012 at 12:20 pm
With the correction (see strike-out above), HF0001 is no longer ex post facto. It’d be ex pre facto. Or something.
As to it being a bill of attainder: I’ll have a DFLer introduce it (as “Anti-ALEC” legislation – they’ll buy anything if you refer to ALEC). A Democrat judge will uphold it, saying, “attainer, schmainder”.
March 23rd, 2012 at 1:27 pm
Just doing my job as the MOB Attorney General providing detached and absurd legal advice.
March 23rd, 2012 at 1:51 pm
Noted!
And I, in turn, am doing mine – as the ALEC of the MOB.
March 23rd, 2012 at 2:52 pm
Ha!
March 23rd, 2012 at 3:05 pm
Just doing my job as the MOB Attorney General providing detached and absurd legal advice.
Wait, and you’re Secretary of State for Life, too, right? Man, we’re going to need adjust the stationery again.
Mitch, should we put you down as Kapellmeister, too, while we’re at it? Please advise.
March 24th, 2012 at 11:04 am
Mr. D,
I hold both titles, as well as Official MOB kegmeister.
March 25th, 2012 at 9:43 am
Good to know, Foot. Trying to sort out Roosh’s files has been a real challenge.