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Article #9446Re: Should Md. Ban Cell phones in cars?
From: fiche
Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2003 07:03
Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2003 07:03
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"Diane C. Russell" <drussell@free.polbox.pl> wrote in message
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We know members of the Maryland General Assembly are corrupt--many of
> the leaders have been found guilty of ethics violations.
>
> And we know that the cause of much of the corruption is the fact that
> they communicate with lobbyists--some of them have gone to jail.
>
> And we know that some of the legislator-lobbyist communication is by
> cell phone.
>
> Therefor, we should ban the use of cell phones by members of the
> General Assembly. That will make it harder for the crooks to
> misbehave and reduce temptation for the honest members, if there are
> any.
Right you are.And as i recall when i read about this proposed law,as
far out as it seems,it was written so that state assemblymen were actually
to be EXEMPT from this law.
In probably 49 states,this would be considered a joke.Not in MD
however.I just shake my head ruefully.
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