#ncga: Outlawing stuff that is already illegal
Not long ago, a team of legislators led by Nelson Dollar introduced a bill making it illegal to crack down on law enforcement officers seeking to enforce immigration laws. If you do something that interferes with a lawman’s efforts to enforce the law, you are likely guilty of something called obstruction of justice. THAT is already on the books. (Not quite sure why we need a new law addressing something that is already illegal.)
Well, ol’ Nelson is back. Here he is on Twitter:
Okay. All that looks like vandalism and theft. Stuff that is already illegal.
Once again, we’re introducing legislation outlawing stuff that is already illegal. Meanwhile, the state employee health and pension funds are about to implode. Our certificate of need laws are still unnecessarily inflating health care costs from Murphy to Manteo. Taxes are still too high. And we’ve got all kind of sketchy monkey business going on at Appalachian State and other UNC campuses.
Is Nelson simply not paying attention?
This rush to make everything under the sun illegal wins politicians kudos in the media and brownie points with voters. But it also muddies the waters in the judiciary, and creates more of a red tape hassle for the men and women who have to enforce all of this stuff. (How do you absolutely determine lawful vs. unlawful “removing”?) It also does a number on our personal freedoms. Introducing bills criminalizing stuff that is already illegal also wastes time and resources within the legislature.
People harassing or attacking others in a public rest room is already illegal too but the Conservatives in the legislature are lined up behind HB2.. Hate Bill 2 discriminates against the LGBTQ population under the guise of “protecting” people from those already illegal attacks.
Son — when will you start telling the truth about HB2? It merely demands localities do what the constitution says. Take it to the General Assembly for a blessing before enacting it. Charlotte violated the constitution. Roy Cooper would not defend the constitution. The law keeps things the same — boys go in one room, girls go in the other. You want genders wiped off the face of the earth, and can’t get the votes to do it in a democratic process. So, you and your comrades resort to bullying people into giving what you want. (Bullying and shakedowns are illegal, too, btw.)
Love, Dad