Minnesota ‘unsession’ purges more than 1,000 obsolete laws

Minnesota ‘unsession’ purges more than 1,000 obsolete laws. “Legislators launched an initiative that got rid of more than 30 advisory boards, councils and task forces that had outlived their usefulness.” DC needs an “unsession” almost as much as it needs an un-Obama. Almost.

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  • We as o need to do that here. Everyone of our laws are amendments to the state constitution. Technically you can tell b e arrested for having pliers in your car, and each driver should have someone running infringing their vehicle waving a red lantern if you are travelling over30 mph.

    • That explains why 6 of the 10 richest counties in the nation are in the greater DC metro area.

  • n addition to getting rid of outdated laws, the project made taxes simpler, cut bureaucratic red tape, speeded up business permits and required state agencies to communicate in plain language.

    Naw, never catch on in D.C.

  • If you think Obama has "outlived his usefulness," then you're obviously not a communist, satanist or an idiot.