Clotheslines Could Get Clotheslined
It’s comforting to know that in times of economic strife and moral uncertainty that state and federal legislatures can still take the time to discuss really dumb bills and give people like me a reason to go to work every day.
One lawmaker in Vermont wants to create a “right to dry” outdoors law for his constituents, according to The Times Argus.
The lawmaker said he wants to ensure that citizens have the right to hang their clothes outdoors without fear of reprisals or punishment. Has anyone every in the history of the universe been issued a ticket for drying their clothes on a clothesline, except maybe for the one yahoo that tried to dry his clothes on, say, an electric telephone line?
It seems really unnecessary. Even a representative of the Vermont League of Cities and Towns told the paper they don’t know of any state laws that prevent such nonsense. That is, until the terrorists take our freedom AND our clotheslines.
Let’s focus on the things that actually need laws right now. Clotheslines should only be allowed if they are attacking us and there has never been an “Attack of the Killer Clotheslines” movie in the history of the world.