Why is it everyone seems to think that racists and hate groups can just create legislation out of nowhere? Unless someone votes a member of the KKK into a congressional office, either state or federal, the "Hate Group" won't be creating legislation. What's even more crazy is that people keep thinking that who the President is will suddenly cause massive upheavals in the legislation being created BY THE EXISTING LEGISLATURE.

Please, stop with the fairy tales and the sky falling. THINK!

Remember how legislation is created. The legislation mentioned in this article was created as a proposal by ONE WOMAN. It then has to be accepted by a majority of the 150 member House and 31 member Senate, then be signed into law by the Governor (one of his two jobs).

If you see something like this, point it out to someone like me - who lives in the state. I can call my state rep's office, or email, or show up at their door, and ask them to oppose it if I feel it's a bad idea. If you're living in Minnesota, why are you so freaked out about it? You can't do anything about it, other than talk to YOUR state representative and point it out as a bad idea for them to do in your state. I'll admit I get upset at California legislation, but that's because that stupid state has managed to decide what is written on the packaging of almost everything I can buy here. "This product contains chemicals known to the state of California to cause cancer, rickets, heart disease, palsy, dropsy, and flying monkeys to fly out of your ass." Either it causes cancer or it doesn't. They should not be allowed to dictate packaging from companies out of the state without discussing it with the FTC. (and in this case, the FDA. Either it causes cancer, or it doesn't. There's nothing magical about the air in California that would make it special there.)

Oh, and if you wonder why the price of eggs is still higher than it was before the avian plague - blame California. They forced farms across the country to change their production lines if they did business with anyone in California.

So, please, next time someone says the legislation is EEEEEVIL, read it, and decide if it's something you can do anything about. As I posted, I pulled down the legislation and put it in context with what it wants to amend, and while it is likely to fail (due to the psych section - violation of doctor/patient privilege), it's nothing like the articles were claiming.

Oh - personal opinion? I'm glad the bigots are crawling out of the woodwork. I'm all for that. It's easier to avoid them that way. I've always hated most of the 'reverse racism' laws we have on the books. I'd rather deal with people honestly, not with them having to lie because they'll end up in jail if they own up to what they really think.