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Discussion Topic: “Paris-Hilton Bill” Would Take Rover Off Your Lap
So Rover has a great day in the field, and you let him sit in the front seat of the pickup as a reward. He lays he legs across your lap, you scratch him behind the ear . . . and a cop pulls you over and slaps you with a $150 fine.
It could happen.
From the Sacramento Bee:
No more dogs behind the steering wheel.
Canines don't have to be back-seat drivers, but they'd better stay away from the gas pedal under legislation passed Monday by the Assembly.
The measure to ban drivers from holding a live animal has been lambasted by radio's Rush Limbaugh and ridiculed as the "Paris Hilton Bill" in honor of the celebrity dog lover.
But Assemblyman Bill Maze, R-Visalia, said his bill can be a matter of life or death.
Check out the full story and tell us what you think.
This is so California -with $5 gasoline, overcrowded highways and a failed immigration system, why not solve the non-existent problem of lap dogs. You really do get the government you deserve out there.
Posted by: Andrew | May 08, 2008 at 12:03 PM
Andrew quote:
This is so California -with $5 gasoline, overcrowded highways and a failed immigration system, why not solve the non-existent problem of lap dogs. You really do get the government you deserve out there.
It sounds like more and more of America, unfortunately.
Jim
Posted by: | May 08, 2008 at 12:11 PM
I acutally think it is a good idea. I don't want a women holding a dog with one hand, cell phone in the other driving down the interstate at 70mph next to me.
Posted by: Jay | May 08, 2008 at 01:04 PM
Ya know, this is probably good for pets, but honestly on a scale of 1:10, where 10="balancing the budget and reducing crime" and 1="Let's all get our navals pierced" protecting Fifi from traffic injury seems to warrant about a 2.
IMO as ever.
Posted by: Mike Diehl | May 08, 2008 at 01:17 PM
Big Nanny government nonsense such as this coming out of the People's Republic of California shouldn't surprise anyone. And they wonder why we simple plain folk in "fly-over-jesusland" snicker and shake our heads.
Good grief.
Posted by: jack | May 08, 2008 at 02:34 PM
Seriously? Is this necessary? I wish all these Republicans would stop trying to over-regulate everything through expanded government and regulation. ;)
Posted by: Bob | May 08, 2008 at 02:36 PM
Dave - forgive me for going off topic here. But as I read through Field Notes, the dynamic banner advertising at the top of the page keeps asking me "WTF is UPF?"
That's a little vulgar, isn't it? Or is this an example of the limits that will be pushed under the new editor? If so, then consider the line crossed and please pull back a bit.
Not knowing how to contact Mr. Licata, perhaps you could bring this to his attention?
Thank you.
Posted by: jack | May 08, 2008 at 03:13 PM
Yessir, Columbia is making a good name for themselves. Buy your gear from the abreviated explatives co.!!!!!!
Posted by: | May 08, 2008 at 04:47 PM
what is UPF by the way? And i don't mind the ad at all.i think this is a good bill but aren't there other things our CA gov. needs to look at? I mean for Pete's sake!!!
Posted by: Mc. Squizzy | May 08, 2008 at 07:14 PM
another reason northern california and southern california should be two states because everyone down there is fake while the real blue-collar, down-to-earth people are in nor cal.
Posted by: | May 08, 2008 at 07:36 PM
Thins makes sense to me, i know someone who hold her dog, works on a laptop, does her makeup, and listens to her ipod all at the same time.
Posted by: dr. phill | May 08, 2008 at 09:59 PM
i think that the bill is chucking stupid
Posted by: bill | May 09, 2008 at 11:44 AM
cops should worry less about some stubid rule about dog in the car and start to throw them illigal immagartes over the border. if the cops do that i will drive all the way from pa to texas
Posted by: peter | May 09, 2008 at 06:45 PM
I agree that California should be split into 2 states those southerners give us northern and central Californians a bad image plus they steal our delta water and endanger our salmon
Posted by: RC | May 09, 2008 at 09:09 PM
Cell phones are the problem not doggies in the lap....This is so typical of stupid people thru out this country....no wonder the world laughs at us!
Posted by: nokaoi | May 11, 2008 at 09:31 AM